verb
deceive; trick.
the newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story
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verb
deceive; trick.
the newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story
deceive,trick,hoodwink,hoax,swindle,defraud,cheat,double-cross,gull,mislead,take in,fool,delude,misguide,lead on,inveigle,seduce,ensnare,entrap,beguile,con,do,sting,gyp,rip off,diddle,shaft,bilk,rook,bamboozle,finagle,pull someone’s leg,pull a fast one on,put one over on,take to the cleaners,swizzle,sell a pup to,sucker,snooker,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,pull a swifty on,cozen,sharp,mulct
verb
make (someone) believe something that is not true.
too many theorists have deluded the public
mislead,deceive,fool,take in,trick,dupe,hoodwink,double-cross,gull,beguile,lead on,cheat,defraud,swindle,con,bamboozle,pull a fast one on,lead up the garden path,take for a ride,put one over on,sucker,snooker,hornswoggle,pull a swifty on,cozen,illude
verb
make (someone) believe something that is not true.
too many theorists have deluded the public
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verb
make (someone) believe something that is not true.
too many theorists have deluded the public
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verb
illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.
he used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds
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verb
illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.
he used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds
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verb
illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.
he used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds
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verb
illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.
he used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds
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verb
deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.
I didn’t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne
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verb
deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.
I didn’t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne
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verb
deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.
I didn’t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne
swindle,defraud,cheat,trick,hoodwink,hoax,dupe,take in,mislead,delude,fool,outwit,misguide,lead on,inveigle,seduce,ensnare,entrap,beguile,double-cross,gull,con,bamboozle,do,sting,gyp,diddle,rip off,shaft,bilk,rook,pull a fast one on,pull someone’s leg,take for a ride,throw dust in someone’s eyes,put one over on,take to the cleaners,fiddle,swizzle,sell a pup to,sucker,snooker,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,pull a swifty on,cozen,sharp,mulct
verb
deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.
I didn’t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne
swindle,defraud,cheat,trick,hoodwink,hoax,dupe,take in,mislead,delude,fool,outwit,misguide,lead on,inveigle,seduce,ensnare,entrap,beguile,double-cross,gull,con,bamboozle,do,sting,gyp,diddle,rip off,shaft,bilk,rook,pull a fast one on,pull someone’s leg,take for a ride,throw dust in someone’s eyes,put one over on,take to the cleaners,fiddle,swizzle,sell a pup to,sucker,snooker,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,pull a swifty on,cozen,sharp,mulct
verb
persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.
I conned him into giving me your home number
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verb
persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.
I conned him into giving me your home number
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verb
persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.
I conned him into giving me your home number
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noun
an instance of deceiving or tricking someone.
the Charter is a glossy public relations con
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verb
try to deceive someone as to one’s abilities or intentions.
he’s been bluffing all along
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verb
try to deceive someone as to one’s abilities or intentions.
he’s been bluffing all along
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verb
Obtain or withhold money from (someone) unfairly or by deceit; cheat or defraud.
swindle,defraud,deceive,trick,dupe,hoodwink,double-cross,gull
verb
Obtain or withhold money from (someone) unfairly or by deceit; cheat or defraud.
swindle,defraud,deceive,trick,dupe,hoodwink,double-cross,gull
verb
Obtain or withhold money from (someone) unfairly or by deceit; cheat or defraud.
swindle,defraud,deceive,trick,dupe,hoodwink,double-cross,gull
transitive verb
Obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud.
swindle,defraud,deceive,trick,dupe,hoodwink,double-cross,gull
verb
Make a fool of.
you befooled me on your first trip
deceive,trick,dupe,outwit,fool,delude,cheat,take in,bluff,hoax,mislead,misguide,lead on,defraud,double-cross,swindle,gull,finagle,get the better of
verb
Make a fool of.
you befooled me on your first trip
deceive,trick,dupe,outwit,fool,delude,cheat,take in,bluff,hoax,mislead,misguide,lead on,defraud,double-cross,swindle,gull,finagle,get the better of
verb
Make a fool of.
you befooled me on your first trip
deceive,trick,dupe,outwit,fool,delude,cheat,take in,bluff,hoax,mislead,misguide,lead on,defraud,double-cross,swindle,gull,finagle,get the better of
transitive verb
Make a fool of.
novels that befool almost every intelligence
deceive,trick,dupe,outwit,fool,delude,cheat,take in,bluff,hoax,mislead,misguide,lead on,defraud,double-cross,swindle,gull,finagle,get the better of
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