hoodwink
1. [ verb ] influence by slyness
Synonyms: beguile juggle
Related terms: cheat deceiver
2. [ verb ] conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Synonyms: snow lead_by_the_nose play_false pull_the_wool_over_someone's_eyes bamboozle
Examples:

"He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

Related terms: deceive