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bamboozle vt. 欺骗,迷惑 欺骗,迷惑 bamboozle v 1: 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" [ synonym: { bamboozle}, { snow}, { hoodwink}, { pull the wool over someone' s eyes}, { lead by the nose}, { play false}] Bamboozle \ Bam* boo" zle\ ( b[ a^] m* b[= oo]" z' l), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Bamboozled} ( b[ a^] m* b[= oo]" z' ld); p. pr. & vb. n. { Bamboozling} ( b[ a^] m* b[= oo]" zl[ i^] ng).] [ Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [ Colloq.] -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? -- J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster] 65 Moby Thesaurus words for " bamboozle": addle, amaze, baffle, beat, befool, beguile, betray, bilk, bluff, boggle, buffalo, cajole, cheat on, chicane, circumvent, confound, conjure, daze, deceive, delude, diddle, double- cross, dupe, flimflam, floor, fool, forestall, fuddle, gammon, get, get around, gull, hoax, hocus- pocus, hoodwink, hornswaggle, humbug, juggle, keep in suspense, let down, lick, maze, mock, muddle, mystify, nonplus, outmaneuver, outreach, outsmart, outwit, overreach, perplex, pigeon, play one false, put something over, puzzle, snow, stick, string along, stump, swindle, take in, throw, trick, two- time
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