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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Bamboozle \Bam*boo"zle\ (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"z'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bamboozled (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"z'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
Bamboozling (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"zl[i^]ng).] [Said to be of Gipsy
origin.]
To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to
hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H.
Newman.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Bamboozle \Bam*boo"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy
origin.]
To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to
hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison.
What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H.
Newman.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
bamboozle
v : 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" [syn: snow, hoodwink, pull the wool
over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bamboozle
Αγγλικά vb.
1 πείθω κάποιον να κάνει κάτι αρνητικό που θέλω, εξαπατώ με τον λόγο,
παγιδεύω με λεκτικά τεχνάσματα
2 απατώ, παγιδεύω, εκμεταλλεύομαι
3 μπερδεύω-αποπροσανατολίζω κάποιον με σύνθετο λόγο χωρίς ουσία
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bamboozle
n.
(lb en obsolete informal) A cheat, hoax(,) or imposition.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool
of, to humbug or impose on someone.
2 (lb en transitive informal) To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
bamboozle
n.
(lb en obsolete informal) A cheat, hoax(,) or imposition.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool
of, to humbug or impose on someone.
2 (lb en transitive informal) To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
bamboozle
n.
(lb en obsolete informal) A cheat, hoax(,) or imposition.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool
of, to humbug or impose on someone.
2 (lb en transitive informal) To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
bamboozle
n.
(lb en obsolete informal) A cheat, hoax(,) or imposition.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool
of, to humbug or impose on someone.
2 (lb en transitive informal) To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bamboozle
Englanti n.
huijaus, huijaaminen
Englanti vb.
huijata
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bamboozle
Engelska vb.
(tagg vardagligt språk=en) lura, förleda, dupera, bedra
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Bamboozle /bambˈuːzəl/
اخدع
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
bamboozle //bæm.ˈbuː.zl̩//
баламосвам
to con, defraud, trick
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
bamboozle /bambˈuːzəl/
zmást
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bamboozle /bambˈuːzəl/
fauler Trick , Schwindel [aufgelegter] , Gaunerei , Bauernfängerei , Rosstäuschertrick [selten]
Synonyms: confidence trick, confidence scheme, confidence game, con game, con, bunco game, bunco, flimflam, gaffle, grift, hustle
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bamboozle /bambˈuːzəl/
verblüffen
see: bamboozling, bamboozled
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
bamboozle //bæm.ˈbuː.zl̩//
huijata
to con, defraud, trick
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
bamboozle /bambˈuːzəl/
prevariti, zbuniti
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
bamboozle /bæmˈbu:zəl/
wpuszczać w maliny
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
bamboozle //bæm.ˈbuː.zl̩//
bedra, dupera, förleda, lura
to con, defraud, trick
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
bamboozle /bambˈuːzəl/
1. (k.dili) aldatmak, dolandlrmak
2. şaşırtmak.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "bamboozle":
addle, amaze, baffle, beat, befool, beguile, betray, bilk, bluff,
boggle, buffalo, cajole, cheat on, chicane, circumvent, confound,
conjure, daze, deceive, delude, diddle, double-cross, dupe,
flimflam, floor, fool, forestall, fuddle, gammon, get, get around,
gull, hoax, hocus-pocus, hoodwink, hornswaggle, humbug, juggle,
keep in suspense, let down, lick, maze, mock, muddle, mystify,
nonplus, outmaneuver, outreach, outsmart, outwit, overreach,
perplex, pigeon, play one false, put something over, puzzle, snow,
stick, string along, stump, swindle, take in, throw, trick,
two-time
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v.欺骗,隐瞒
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 欺骗,迷惑
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