Catch
Catch verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: a number of media outlets were caught by the woman's hard-luck story
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
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