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deceive vs bamboozle

bamboozle vs deceive

deceive and bamboozle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deceive No No Yes No
bamboozle No No Yes No
As verbs, bamboozle is a hyponym of deceive; that is, bamboozle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deceive:
  • deceive: cause someone to believe an untruth
  • bamboozle: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
deceive (verb) bamboozle (verb)
cause someone to believe an untruth conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
be false to; be dishonest with
Difference between deceive and bamboozle

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