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timar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bamboozle verb To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
  • defraud verb To get money or property from someone through deception.
  • inveigle verb To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
  • scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
  • swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

timar is used for these senses in English:

  • bamboozle (transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
  • defraud (transitive) To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
  • inveigle (transitive) To obtain through guile or cunning.
  • rip off (transitive, slang) To cheat or swindle, especially by charging an excessively high or unfair price.
  • scam (ambitransitive) To defraud or embezzle.
  • screw over (transitive, slang, mildly, _, vulgar) To cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
  • swindle (transitive) To defraud.
  • swindle (ambitransitive) To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

bamboozle — full definition

  1. verb To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
  2. verb To confuse, frustrate or perplex.

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