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View usage for: (bæmbuːzəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bamboozles, present participle bamboozling, past tense, past participle bamboozledverbTo bamboozle someone means to confuse and often trick them. He bamboozled Mercer into defeat. [VERB noun + into] He was bamboozled by con men. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: cheat, do [informal], kid [informal], skin [slang] More Synonyms of bamboozle More Synonyms of bamboozle bamboozle in British English (bæmˈbuːzəl) verb (transitive) informal Derived forms bamboozler (bamˈboozler) noun bamboozlement (bamˈboozlement) noun Word origin C18: of unknown origin bamboozle in American English (bæmˈbuzəl) verb transitiveWord forms: bamˈboozled or bamˈboozling1. to deceive or cheat by trickery; dupe Derived forms bamboozlement (bamˈboozlement) noun bamboozler (bamˈboozler) noun Word origin c. 1700; cant form: < ? Examples of 'bamboozle' in a sentencebamboozle Many opponents were so bamboozled they simply resort to fouling him.The defenders were bamboozled, the crowd amazed. Definition to cheat He was bamboozled by conmen. Synonyms skin (slang) take in (informal) stiff sting (informal) rip off (slang) thwart stitch up (slang) victimize diddle (informal) take for a ride (informal) do the dirty on (British, informal) pull a fast one on (informal) cozen Definition to confuse He bamboozled Mercer into defeat. Additional synonymsDefinition to perplex An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts. Synonyms puzzle, beat (slang), amaze, confuse, stump, bewilder, astound, elude, confound, perplex, disconcert, mystify, flummox, boggle the mind of, dumbfoundHe liked to befuddle his readers. Synonyms confuse, puzzle, baffle, bewilder, muddle, daze, perplex, mystify, disorient, faze, stupefy, flummox, bemuse, intoxicateDefinition to charm (someone) into doing something he or she would not normally do He used his newspapers to beguile his readers. Synonyms fool, trick, take in, cheat, con (informal), mislead, impose on, deceive, dupe, gull (archaic), delude, bamboozle, hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), befool- ballyhoo
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