| VERB | communication | lead on | entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken / mistaken |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | lead on, deceive, delude, cozen | be false to |
| Meaning | entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken / mistaken. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Broader | entice, lure, tempt | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion |
| Spanish | engatusar, tentar | |
| Meaning | Be false to; be dishonest with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | deceive, delude, cozen | |
| Entailed by | cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit |
| Narrower | betray, sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery |
| cheat, chisel | Engage in deceitful behavior | |
| cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander | Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | |
| ensnare, entrap, frame, set up | Take or catch as if in a snare or trap | |
| flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on | deceive somebody | |
| fool, gull, befool | make a fool or dupe of | |
| hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on | subject to a playful hoax or joke | |
| humbug | trick or deceive | |
| shill | act as a shill | |
| Broader | victimize, victimise | make a victim / victim of |
| Spanish | burlar, engañar | |
| Catalan | enganyar, enredar | |
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