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bamboozle
What does bamboozle mean?
bamboozle (verb): to con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce bamboozle?
/bæmˈbuzl̩/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “bamboozle” mean?
to con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone
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to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
Not quite: that's what reminisce means.
to verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate
Not quite: that's what substantiate means.
to appear indistinctly, e.g. when seen on the horizon or through the murk
Not quite: that's what loom means.
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