hoodwink

Verbs

(v) influence by slyness beguile, juggle,
(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
bamboozle, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow,

Synonyms

beguile juggle bamboozle lead by the nose play false pull the wool over someone's eyes snow

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