00839194-v 'conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end'; V2;
| Czech |
obalamutit
, napálit
, doběhnout
, poplést
, ošidit
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| English |
bamboozle
, snow
, hoodwink
, pull the wool over someone's eyes
, lead by the nose
, play false
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| Indonesian |
memperdayakan
, menipu
, memperdaya
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| Italian |
infinocchiare
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| Japanese |
為て遣る
|
| Malaysian |
memperdayakan
, menipu
, memperdaya
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Definitions
- English
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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
- Japanese
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特に目的を達するためにわざと善意を装って本当の動機を隠す
― 彼は教授をだまして彼はその事項に精通していると思わせた
Relations
| Hypernym: |
deceive
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Semantic Field: |
communicationv |
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SUMO:
⊂ Pretending
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Future: 0.434)
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