VERB | social | hoodwink, juggle, beguile | influence by slyness |
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communication | hoodwink, bamboozle, snow, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end |
Sounds | hhuh'dwih.ngk | |
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Rhymes | blink ... zinc: 27 rhymes with ihngk... |
Meaning | Influence by slyness. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | juggle, beguile | |
Broader | cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit |
Spanish | engatusar |
Meaning | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | bamboozle, snow, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false | |
Broader | deceive, betray, lead astray | Cause someone to believe an untruth |
Spanish | confundir, engañar, tomar el pelo |
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