обману́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• beguile verb To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
• cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
• con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
• deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
• defraud verb To get money or property from someone through deception.
• guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
• hustle verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
• mislead verb To cause someone to believe something untrue, whether on purpose or by accident.
• swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.
• trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.

Senses

обману́ть is used for these senses in English:

• beguile (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
• con (transitive, informal) To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
• deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
• defraud (transitive) To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
• guile To deceive, beguile, bewile.
• hustle (transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.
• shortchange (transitive, by extension) To deprive (someone or something) of something due; to treat unfairly; to cheat, deceive; to half-ass.
• swindle (transitive) To defraud.

beguile — full definition

1. verb To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
2. verb To attract and delight someone completely.
3. verb To make time seem to go by fast through an enjoyable distraction.

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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