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Thesaurus: bamboozle

To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.

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  1. v. t. To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.
  2. v. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
  3. To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you J. H. Newman.
  4. To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; tohoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] Addison.What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you J. H. Newman.
  5. v:100 v. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end