What is the meaning of pull the wool over someone's eyes?

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: bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false

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