play_false | ||
1. | [ verb ] conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | |
Synonyms: | snow hoodwink lead_by_the_nose pull_the_wool_over_someone's_eyes bamboozle | |
Examples: | "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" |
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Related terms: | deceive | |
Similar spelling: |
playful playfulness playfully playfellow |