Synonyms: pull the wool over someone's eyes, play false, hoodwink, bamboozle, snow, lead by the nose
Definition: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Usage: He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
Similar words: lead astray, deceive, betray
Definition: cause someone to believe an untruth
Usage: The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
Synonyms: beguile, juggle, hoodwink
Definition: influence by slyness
Similar words: rip off, cheat, chisel
Definition: deprive somebody of something by deceit
Usage: The con-man beat me out of $50; This salesman ripped us off!; we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme; They chiseled me out of my money