to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often fol. by into )

They bamboozled us into joining the club.

to perplex; mystify.

to practice trickery, deception, cozenage, or the like.

verb

be honest

verb

baffle , befuddle , bilk , con , confound , confuse , deceive , defraud , delude , dupe , flimflam * , hoax , hoodwink * , hornswoggle * , mystify , perplex , puzzle , stump , swindle , trick , beguile , betray , bluff , cozen , double-cross , fool , hoodwink , humbug , mislead , take in , (colloq.) cheat , buffalo , cajole , cheat , flimflam , grill , impose upon , rook , snow