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bamboozle
verb(bam-boo-zle)
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Synonyms: hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow,
Examples:
He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well.

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