To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation

• beguile

  1. To deprive (someone) of or out of something by deceit; cheat
  2. To mislead by cheating or tricking; deceive
  3. To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat:

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  1. To deprive (someone) of or out of something by deceit; cheat
  2. To mislead by cheating or tricking; deceive
  3. To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat:

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• betray

  1. To help the enemy of (one's country, cause, etc.); be a traitor to
  2. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against:
  3. To break faith with; fail to meet the hopes of

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  1. To help the enemy of (one's country, cause, etc.); be a traitor to
  2. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against:
  3. To break faith with; fail to meet the hopes of

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• bluff

  1. To try to mislead opponents in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.
  2. To manage to get (one's way) by bluffing
  3. To engage in a false display of confidence or aggression in order to deceive or intimidate someone:

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  1. To try to mislead opponents in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.
  2. To manage to get (one's way) by bluffing
  3. To engage in a false display of confidence or aggression in order to deceive or intimidate someone:

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• cozen

  1. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
  2. (Archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
  3. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.

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  1. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
  2. (Archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
  3. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.

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• deceive

  1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
  2. To use deceit; lie
  3. To give a false impression:

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  1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
  2. To use deceit; lie
  3. To give a false impression:

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• delude

  1. (Obsolete) To frustrate the hopes or plans of.
  2. To cause to hold a false belief; deceive thoroughly:
  3. To fool, as by false promises or wrong notions; mislead; deceive; trick

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  1. (Obsolete) To frustrate the hopes or plans of.
  2. To cause to hold a false belief; deceive thoroughly:
  3. To fool, as by false promises or wrong notions; mislead; deceive; trick

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• double-cross

  1. To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement.
  2. (Informal) To betray (a person) by doing the opposite of, or intentionally failing to do, what one has promised
  3. To betray or go back on

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  1. To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement.
  2. (Informal) To betray (a person) by doing the opposite of, or intentionally failing to do, what one has promised
  3. To betray or go back on

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• dupe

  1. To deceive (an unwary person).
  2. To deceive by trickery; fool or cheat
  3. To swindle, deceive, or trick.

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  1. To deceive (an unwary person).
  2. To deceive by trickery; fool or cheat
  3. To swindle, deceive, or trick.

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• fool

  1. (Informal) To speak or act facetiously or in jest; joke:
  2. To toy, tinker, or mess:
  3. To deceive or trick; dupe:

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  1. (Informal) To speak or act facetiously or in jest; joke:
  2. To toy, tinker, or mess:
  3. To deceive or trick; dupe:

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• hoodwink

  1. To deceive or swindle by deception.
  2. To mislead or confuse by trickery; dupe
  3. To deceive or trick.

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  1. To deceive or swindle by deception.
  2. To mislead or confuse by trickery; dupe
  3. To deceive or trick.

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• humbug

  1. To practice deception or trickery.
  2. To dupe; deceive
  3. To deceive or trick.

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  1. To practice deception or trickery.
  2. To dupe; deceive
  3. To deceive or trick.

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• mislead

  1. To lead into error (of judgment); deceive or delude
  2. To lead in the wrong direction.
  3. To give a wrong impression or lead toward a wrong conclusion, especially by intentionally deceiving.

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  1. To lead into error (of judgment); deceive or delude
  2. To lead in the wrong direction.
  3. To give a wrong impression or lead toward a wrong conclusion, especially by intentionally deceiving.

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• take-in

  1. To absorb or comprehend.
  2. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
  3. To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.

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  1. To absorb or comprehend.
  2. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
  3. To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.

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• trick

  1. To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.
  2. To deceive or swindle

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  1. To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.
  2. To deceive or swindle

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• have

  1. To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion:
  2. To possess an understanding of; know
  3. To get, take, receive, or obtain

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  1. To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion:
  2. To possess an understanding of; know
  3. To get, take, receive, or obtain

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• four-flush

  1. To bluff, especially in poker
  2. (Stud Poker) To bluff when one holds four cards of the same suit (four flush) instead of the five in a true flush
  3. (Informal) To pretend to be, have, or intend something so as to deceive; bluff

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  1. To bluff, especially in poker
  2. (Stud Poker) To bluff when one holds four cards of the same suit (four flush) instead of the five in a true flush
  3. (Informal) To pretend to be, have, or intend something so as to deceive; bluff

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To cheat

• swindle

  1. To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
  2. To engage in swindling others
  3. To get money or property from (another) under false pretenses; cheat; defraud

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  1. To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
  2. To engage in swindling others
  3. To get money or property from (another) under false pretenses; cheat; defraud

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• trick

  1. To deceive or swindle
  2. To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.

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  1. To deceive or swindle
  2. To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.

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• dupe

  1. To duplicate.
  2. To deceive (an unwary person).
  3. To swindle, deceive, or trick.

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  1. To duplicate.
  2. To deceive (an unwary person).
  3. To swindle, deceive, or trick.

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• hoodwink

  1. To deceive or swindle by deception.
  2. To mislead or confuse by trickery; dupe
  3. To deceive or trick.

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  1. To deceive or swindle by deception.
  2. To mislead or confuse by trickery; dupe
  3. To deceive or trick.

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To perplex

• puzzle

  1. To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter.
  2. To ponder over a problem in an effort to solve or understand it.
  3. To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study:

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  1. To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter.
  2. To ponder over a problem in an effort to solve or understand it.
  3. To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study:

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• confound

  1. To fail to distinguish; mix up:
  2. To mix up or lump together indiscriminately; confuse
  3. To make (something bad) worse:

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  1. To fail to distinguish; mix up:
  2. To mix up or lump together indiscriminately; confuse
  3. To make (something bad) worse:

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• baffle

  1. To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action:
  2. To confuse so as to keep from understanding or solving; puzzle; confound
  3. To check the interference of (low-frequency sound waves) in a radio, phonograph, etc. by the use of a baffle

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  1. To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action:
  2. To confuse so as to keep from understanding or solving; puzzle; confound
  3. To check the interference of (low-frequency sound waves) in a radio, phonograph, etc. by the use of a baffle

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