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bamboozle
bam·boo·zle B0051500 (băm-bo͞o′zəl)tr.v. bam·boo·zled, bam·boo·zling, bam·boo·zles Informal 1. To deceive or dupe; hoodwink. See Synonyms at deceive.2. To confuse; bewilder.
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bam·boo′zle·ment n.bam·boo′zler n.bamboozle (bæmˈbuːzəl) vb (tr) 1. to cheat; mislead2. to confuse[C18: of unknown origin] bamˈboozler n bamˈboozlement nbam•boo•zle (bæmˈbu zəl)
v. -zled, -zling. v.t. 1. to deceive or get the better of by underhandedness; hoodwink. 2. to perplex; mystify. v.i. 3. to practice trickery, deception, or the like. [1695–1705; orig. uncertain] bam•boo′zle•ment, n. bam•boo′zler, n. bamboozle
Past participle: bamboozled
Gerund: bamboozling
| Imperative |
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| bamboozle | | bamboozle |
| Present |
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| I bamboozle | | you bamboozle | | he/she/it bamboozles | | we bamboozle | | you bamboozle | | they bamboozle |
| Preterite |
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| I bamboozled | | you bamboozled | | he/she/it bamboozled | | we bamboozled | | you bamboozled | | they bamboozled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am bamboozling | | you are bamboozling | | he/she/it is bamboozling | | we are bamboozling | | you are bamboozling | | they are bamboozling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have bamboozled | | you have bamboozled | | he/she/it has bamboozled | | we have bamboozled | | you have bamboozled | | they have bamboozled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was bamboozling | | you were bamboozling | | he/she/it was bamboozling | | we were bamboozling | | you were bamboozling | | they were bamboozling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had bamboozled | | you had bamboozled | | he/she/it had bamboozled | | we had bamboozled | | you had bamboozled | | they had bamboozled |
| Future |
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| I will bamboozle | | you will bamboozle | | he/she/it will bamboozle | | we will bamboozle | | you will bamboozle | | they will bamboozle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have bamboozled | | you will have bamboozled | | he/she/it will have bamboozled | | we will have bamboozled | | you will have bamboozled | | they will have bamboozled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be bamboozling | | you will be bamboozling | | he/she/it will be bamboozling | | we will be bamboozling | | you will be bamboozling | | they will be bamboozling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been bamboozling | | you have been bamboozling | | he/she/it has been bamboozling | | we have been bamboozling | | you have been bamboozling | | they have been bamboozling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been bamboozling | | you will have been bamboozling | | he/she/it will have been bamboozling | | we will have been bamboozling | | you will have been bamboozling | | they will have been bamboozling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been bamboozling | | you had been bamboozling | | he/she/it had been bamboozling | | we had been bamboozling | | you had been bamboozling | | they had been bamboozling |
| Conditional |
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| I would bamboozle | | you would bamboozle | | he/she/it would bamboozle | | we would bamboozle | | you would bamboozle | | they would bamboozle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have bamboozled | | you would have bamboozled | | he/she/it would have bamboozled | | we would have bamboozled | | you would have bamboozled | | they would have bamboozled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | bamboozle - 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"lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow, hoodwinkdeceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
bamboozleverb (Informal)1. cheat, do (informal), kid (informal), skin (slang), trick, fool, take in (informal), con (informal), stiff, sting (informal), mislead, rip off (slang), thwart, deceive, fleece, hoax, defraud, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, stitch up (slang), victimize, hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), do the dirty on (Brit. informal), bilk, pull a fast one on (informal), cozen He was bamboozled by con men.2. puzzle, confuse, stump, baffle, bewilder, confound, perplex, mystify, befuddle, flummox, nonplus He bamboozled Mercer into defeat.bamboozleverbInformal. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation:beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick.Informal: have.Slang: four-flush.Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride.Translationsbamboozle (bӕmˈbuːzl) verb to confuse completely. The motorist was completely bamboozled by the road-signs. 迷惑 迷惑bamboozle
bamboozleTo cheat, deceive, or take advantage of someone by elaborate and underhanded means. I can't believe I let that salesmen bamboozle me like that.bamboozle (bæmˈbuzlæ)1. tv. to deceive someone; to confuse someone. (see also bamboozled.) Don’t try to bamboozle me! I know what I want! 2. tv. to steal something. The crooks bamboozled the old man’s life savings. bamboozled (bæmˈbuzlæd)1. mod. confused. This stuff sure has me bamboozled. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (Collegiate.) She’s not just drunk, she’s totally bamboozled. See also: bamboozlebamboozle
Synonyms for bamboozleverb cheatSynonyms- cheat
- do
- kid
- skin
- trick
- fool
- take in
- con
- stiff
- sting
- mislead
- rip off
- thwart
- deceive
- fleece
- hoax
- defraud
- dupe
- beguile
- gull
- delude
- swindle
- stitch up
- victimize
- hoodwink
- double-cross
- diddle
- take for a ride
- do the dirty on
- bilk
- pull a fast one on
- cozen
verb puzzleSynonyms- puzzle
- confuse
- stump
- baffle
- bewilder
- confound
- perplex
- mystify
- befuddle
- flummox
- nonplus
Synonyms for bamboozleverb to cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentationSynonyms- beguile
- betray
- bluff
- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- hoodwink
- humbug
- mislead
- take in
- trick
- have
- four-flush
Synonyms for bamboozleverb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an endSynonyms- lead by the nose
- play false
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
- snow
- hoodwink
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