dupe, befool, mislead, bamboozle, misguide, delude, deceive, browbeat, conning, gulled, fooled, confuse, foist, misinform, insinuate, discredit, manipulate, subvert, frighten, communalise, befooled, bilk, convince, coerce, malign, defraud, entrap, suborn, appease, embarrass, intimidate, inveigle, circumvent, demonize, pressurize, misdirect, brainwash, marginalize, curry favor, suckered, woo, distract, obfuscate, placate, hypnotise, ingratiate, swindle, goad, disorganise, seduce, connive, tricking, pandering, cajole, blackmailing, entice, hypnotize, politicize, highjack, cheat, evade, dissuade, lure, pacify, frustrate, ostracise, embarass, belittle, terrify, smuggle, besmirch, outwit, legitimize, beguile, denigrate, adulterate, fleecing, bribe, islamise, impress, disfranchise, disenfranchise, disempower, terrorize, outsmart, enlighten, hide, persuade, humiliate, strangulate, nobble, emasculate, wangle, pretend, machinated, usurp, finagle, bastardise, disabuse, destabilize, scandalise, divert

beat, betray, lead astray, rip off, sell short

juggle, lead by the nose, play false, snow