bamboozle (v)
snow (v)
hoodwink (v)
pull the wool over someone's eyes (v)
lead by the nose (v)
play false (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
examples He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
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Hypernym deceive, betray, lead astray
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Hyponym deceive, betray, lead astray

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