What is the meaning of bamboozle?

Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.
- usage: "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
- synonyms: snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false

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