bamboozle

Verbs

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

Synonyms

lead by the nose play false pull the wool over someone's eyes hoodwink snow

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