English dictionary
bamboozle
/b/&/m'b/u/z/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
ExamplesHe bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.
Source: webster1913