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Shill

To shell.

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Cozen 76% connected

To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deceive 76% connected

To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to…

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Decoy 76% connected

To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to dec…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Delude 76% connected

To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a fool of.

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Steerer 76% connected

One who steers; as, a boat steerer.

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