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| has gloss | (verb) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" bamboozle, pull the wool over someone's eyes, hoodwink, play false, snow, lead by the nose |
| lexicalization | eng: bamboozle |
| lexicalization | eng: hoodwink |
| lexicalization | eng: lead by the nose |
| lexicalization | eng: play false |
| lexicalization | eng: pull the wool over someone's eyes |
| lexicalization | eng: snow |
| subclass of | (verb) cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" lead astray, deceive, betray |
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