2
depress
2
desecrate
2
dilute
2
dismay
2
dispirit
2
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2
dupe(verb, information, cheat, deceive, fool)
2
gull(verb, information, cheat, deceive, fool)
2
hoodwink(verb, information, cheat, deceive, fool)
2
impair
2
invalidate
2
lead
2
lie(verb, information, cheat, deceive, fool)
2
maladminister(verb, abuse, blow, harm, spoil)
2
mar
2
misconstrue
2
misgovern(verb, abuse, blow, harm, spoil)
2
twist(noun, verb)
1
bait(verb, information, cheat, deceive, fool)
1
bait and switch(verb, expression, idiom, deceive, lie)
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