Bluff
Bluff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: I bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper's Paris bureau
Cozen is a synonym for bluff in honest topic. In some cases you can use "Cozen" instead a verb "Bluff". archaic substitute
Cozen
Cozen verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: cozened several elderly ladies into believing that he was intending marriage
Nearby Word: cozening
Mutual synonyms
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