Deceive has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Deceive me once, and I will forgive you; deceive me twice, and you're a double-crosser. | |
| 2. | It's wrong to deceive people, but worse to deceive yourself. | |
| 3. | I did not deceive you, mon ami. At most, I permitted you to deceive yourself. | |
| 4. | Nothing would tempt me to deceive him. | |
| 5. | It is mean of him to deceive an elderly lady. | |
| 6. | I would rather be deceived than to deceive. | |
| 7. | It is no use trying to deceive me. | |
| 8. | Don't deceive me. | |
| 9. | It is not likely that he did it on purpose to deceive me. | |
| 10. | He would be the last to deceive you. |