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hoodwink
verb
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
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ˈhʊdwɪŋk
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verb
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”
verb
Influence by slyness
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He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
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