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1. 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";
   - snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false

Derived forms: bamboozled, bamboozles, bamboozling

Type of: betray, deceive, lead astray

Encyclopedia: Bamboozle