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tromper — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
  • cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
  • deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
  • delude verb To make someone believe something untrue, often about themselves or their situation.
  • err verb To make a mistake; to be wrong.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
  • have verb To own or possess something.
  • sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
  • spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.
  • trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.

Senses

tromper is used for these senses in English:

  • beguile (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
  • cheat (transitive) To deceive; to fool; to trick.
  • deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
  • delude (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
  • fool (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
  • guile To deceive, beguile, bewile.
  • have (informal, often passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.
  • sham To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.

beguile — full definition

  1. verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
  2. verb To charm, delight or captivate.
  3. verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.

cheat — full definition

  1. verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
  2. verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
  3. verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
  4. noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.

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