verb
to lead astray or frustrate by underhandedness
advertising that deceives the public
Synonyms: beguile, betray, ||bitch, bluff, ||bunk, cozen, delude, double-cross, four-flush, humbug, illude, juggle, mislead, mock, sell out, suck in, take in, two-time
Related Word: cheat, defraud, do, overreach; circumvent, outwit; bamboozle, befool, dupe, gull, hoax, hoodwink, spoof, trick, victimize; throw off
Idioms: pull one's leg, pull the wool over one's eyes, put something over ( or across), take for a ride, take into camp, throw off the scent ( or track)
Contrasted words: correct, disabuse, rectify, unblind; acquaint, advise, apprise, inform
Antonyms: undeceive; enlighten