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Search phrase: deceive

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 26 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.224The King's disease – my project may deceive me,(The Kings disease) my proiect may deceiue me,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.ii.98As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye,As nimble Iuglers that deceiue the eie:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.332I see two husbands, or mine eyes deceive me.I see two husbands, or mine eyes deceiue me. 
CymbelineCym IV.i.25and the fellow dares not deceive me.and the Fellow dares not deceiue me.
Henry VH5 V.ii.217deceive de most sage demoiselle dat is en France.deceiue de most sage Damoiseil dat is en Fraunce.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.189Deceive more slily than Ulysses could,Deceiue more slyly then Vlisses could,
King JohnKJ I.i.214Which, though I will not practise to deceive,Which though I will not practice to deceiue,
King JohnKJ V.iv.26What in the world should make me now deceive,What in the world should make me now deceiue,
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.216Deceive me not now, Navarre is infected.Deceiue me not now, Nauar is infected.
MacbethMac I.ii.66No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceiveNo more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceiue
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.113where is Anne Page. By gar, he deceive me too.where is Anne Page: by gar he deceiue me too.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.vi.46Which means she to deceive, father or mother?Which meanes she to deceiue? Father, or Mother.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.146Are hated most of those they did deceive,Are hated most of those that did deceiue:
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.151dark night, which did deceive them, but chiefly by mydarke night which did deceiue them, but chiefely, by my
OthelloOth II.iii.270I will rather sue to be despised than to deceive soI will rather sue to be despis'd, then to deceiue so
OthelloOth III.iii.204She did deceive her father, marrying you,She did deceiue her Father, marrying you,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.48Smile in men's faces, smooth, deceive, and cog,Smile in mens faces, smooth, deceiue, and cogge,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.245Right, as snow in harvest. Come, you deceive yourself;Right, as Snow in Haruest: / Come, you deceiue your selfe,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.93With best advantage will deceive the timeWith best aduantage will deceiue thet ime,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.i.107Here's packing, with a witness, to deceive us all.Here's packing with a witnesse to deceiue vs all.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.185Come hither, Aaron, I'll deceive them both:Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.188And never whilst I live deceive men so;And neuer whil'st I liue deceiue men so:
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.189But I'll deceive you in another sort,But Ile deceiue you in another sort,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.90Thou dost thyself and all our Troy deceive.Thou do'st thy selfe, and all our Troy deceiue.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.123If 'twere a substance, you would sure deceive itIf 'twere a substance you would sure deceiue it,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.65Which, if my augury deceive me not,Which (if my Augury deceiue me not)

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.585 Thou look'st not like deceit; do not deceive me. Thou look'st not like deceipt, do not deceiue me.
SonnetsSonn.4.10 Thou of thyself thy sweet self dost deceive. Thou of thy selfe thy sweet selfe dost deceaue,
SonnetsSonn.39.12 Which time and thoughts so sweetly doth deceive, Which time and thoughts so sweetly dost deceiue.

Glossary

 21 result(s).
abusedeceive, mislead, fool, cheat
bearabuse, take advantage of, delude, deceive
beguilecheat, deceive, trick
beliefill with lies, deceive, delude
betraydeceive, seduce, mislead
bleardeceive, delude, fool
cozencheat, dupe, trick, deceive
deceivedisappoint, frustrate, let down
deceivedelude, mislead, take in
dissembledeceive, disguise the truth, pretend
facedeceive, put on a false face
feigneddeceptive, contrived in order to deceive
flatterdeceive, beguile
gulldeceive, dupe, trick
hoodwinkdeceive, delude
jadedeceive, dupe, make a fool of
juggledeceive, cheat, trick
juggledeceive, cheat, trick
liedeceive; [wrestling] lay someone out; make urinate
misusedeceive, delude, fool
mockdeceive, delude, mislead

Thesaurus

 20 result(s).
contrived to deceivefeigned
deceiveabuse
deceivebear
deceivebeguile
deceivebelie
deceivebetray
deceiveblear
deceivecozen
deceivedissemble
deceiveface
deceiveflatter
deceivegull
deceivehoodwink
deceivejade
deceivejuggle
deceivejuggle
deceivelie
deceivemisuse
deceivemock
deceive, contrived tofeigned

Themes and Topics

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Abbreviations...proteus to disguised julia] if my augury deceive me not [also sense 1] in other words ...

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