Bluff and Defraud

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

Defraud and bluff are semantically related in deceive topic. In some cases you can use "Defraud" instead a verb "Bluff".

Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Defraud

Defraud verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Bluff and defraud are semantically related in deceive topic. Sometimes you can use "Bluff" instead a verb "Defraud".

Nearby Word: defrauding

Common collocations

public bluff public defraud public
anyone bluff anyone defraud anyone
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