Con
Con verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery
Nearby Word: cony
Expose
Expose verb - To reveal the true nature of.
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Both words in one sentence
- In Maverick, Bret Maverick wants to expose/embarrass the con woman "Mrs. Bransford".
Source: I Am One of Those, Too -
He murders the son of one of his con victims for threatening to expose him, and when Locke confronts him about it, Cooper throws him out of an eight-story window, shattering his spine.
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