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bam·boo·zle
(băm-bo͞o′zəl)tr.v. bam·boo·zled, bam·boo·zling, bam·boo·zles Informal
1. To deceive or dupe; hoodwink. See Synonyms at deceive.
2. To confuse; bewilder.
[Origin unknown.]
bam·boo′zle·ment n.
bam·boo′zler n.
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bamboozle
(bæmˈbuːzəl)vb (tr)
1. to cheat; mislead
2. to confuse
[C18: of unknown origin]
bamˈboozler n
bamˈboozlement n
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bam•boo•zle
(bæmˈbu zəl)v. -zled, -zling. v.t.
1. to deceive or get the better of by underhandedness; hoodwink.
2. to perplex; mystify.
v.i. 3. to practice trickery, deception, or the like.
[1695–1705; orig. uncertain]
bam•boo′zle•ment, n.
bam•boo′zler, n.
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bamboozle
Past participle: bamboozled
Gerund: bamboozling
| Imperative |
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| bamboozle |
| bamboozle |
| Present |
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| I bamboozle |
| you bamboozle |
| he/she/it bamboozles |
| we bamboozle |
| you bamboozle |
| they bamboozle |
| Preterite |
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| I bamboozled |
| you bamboozled |
| he/she/it bamboozled |
| we bamboozled |
| you bamboozled |
| they bamboozled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am bamboozling |
| you are bamboozling |
| he/she/it is bamboozling |
| we are bamboozling |
| you are bamboozling |
| they are bamboozling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have bamboozled |
| you have bamboozled |
| he/she/it has bamboozled |
| we have bamboozled |
| you have bamboozled |
| they have bamboozled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was bamboozling |
| you were bamboozling |
| he/she/it was bamboozling |
| we were bamboozling |
| you were bamboozling |
| they were bamboozling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had bamboozled |
| you had bamboozled |
| he/she/it had bamboozled |
| we had bamboozled |
| you had bamboozled |
| they had bamboozled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bamboozle |
| you will bamboozle |
| he/she/it will bamboozle |
| we will bamboozle |
| you will bamboozle |
| they will bamboozle |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have bamboozled |
| you will have bamboozled |
| he/she/it will have bamboozled |
| we will have bamboozled |
| you will have bamboozled |
| they will have bamboozled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be bamboozling |
| you will be bamboozling |
| he/she/it will be bamboozling |
| we will be bamboozling |
| you will be bamboozling |
| they will be bamboozling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been bamboozling |
| you have been bamboozling |
| he/she/it has been bamboozling |
| we have been bamboozling |
| you have been bamboozling |
| they have been bamboozling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been bamboozling |
| you will have been bamboozling |
| he/she/it will have been bamboozling |
| we will have been bamboozling |
| you will have been bamboozling |
| they will have been bamboozling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been bamboozling |
| you had been bamboozling |
| he/she/it had been bamboozling |
| we had been bamboozling |
| you had been bamboozling |
| they had been bamboozling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bamboozle |
| you would bamboozle |
| he/she/it would bamboozle |
| we would bamboozle |
| you would bamboozle |
| they would bamboozle |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have bamboozled |
| you would have bamboozled |
| he/she/it would have bamboozled |
| we would have bamboozled |
| you would have bamboozled |
| they would have bamboozled |
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Verb 1. bamboozle - 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"
deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
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bamboozle
verb (Informal)
1. cheat, do (informal), kid (informal), skin (slang), trick, fool, take in (informal), con (informal), stiff, sting (informal), mislead, rip off (slang), thwart, deceive, fleece, hoax, defraud, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, stitch up (slang), victimize, hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), do the dirty on (Brit. informal), bilk, pull a fast one on (informal), cozen He was bamboozled by con men.
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bamboozle
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Translations
يُربك، يخدع، يُضلل
napálitpopléstobalamutitošiditdoběhnout
føre bag lysetforvirrenarre
rugla
galvą susukti
piekrāptsamulsināt
bamboozle
[bæmˈbuːzl] VT → enredar, engatusarshe was bamboozled into buying it → la enredaron or engatusaron para que lo comprara
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bamboozle
vt (inf) (= baffle) → verblüffen, baff machen (inf); (= trick) → hereinlegen (inf); he was bamboozled into signing the contract → sie haben es so getrickst or sie haben ihn mit Tricks dazu gebracht, dass er den Vertrag unterschrieben hat (inf)
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bamboozle
(bӕmˈbuːzl) verb to confuse completely. The motorist was completely bamboozled by the road-signs. verwar يُربك، يخدع، يُضلل баламосвам confundir poplést, napálit verwirren forvirre; narre; føre bag lyset μπερδεύω, ξεγελώ engatusar, confundir täiesti segadusse ajama گیج کردن hämmentää mystifier לְבַלְבֵּל विभ्रमित obmanuti, prevariti félrevezet mengelabui, membingungkan rugla confondere 迷わせる 속이다 galvą susukti samulsināt; piekrāpt terpedaya in verwarring brengen narre, føre bak lyset, forvirre ogłupić غولول، تېرايستل، مسحورول confundir a zăpăci сбивать с толку popliesť zmesti zbuniti lura, förvirra หลอกลวง; ล่อลวง şaşırtmak, yanıltmak 迷惑 спантеличити جھانسہ دینا جھانسے میں آنا، فریب دینا lúng túng 迷惑
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