English verb: hoodwink | |||
1. | hoodwink (social) influence by slyness | ||
Synonyms | beguile, juggle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel, rip off | ||
2. | hoodwink (communication) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | ||
Samples | He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well. | ||
Synonyms | bamboozle, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | betray, deceive, lead astray | ||