equivocation

deceive, take in; defraud, cheat, jockey, do, cozen, diddle, nab, chouse, play one false, bilk, cully, jilt, bite, pluck, swindle, victimize; abuse; mystify; blind one's eyes; blindfold, hoodwink; throw dust into the eyes, "keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the hope" [Macbeth]., impose upon, practice upon, play upon, put upon, palm upon, foist upon; snatch a verdict; bluff off, bluff; bunko, four flush, gum [U.S.], spoof, stuff (a ballot box) [U.S.]., circumvent, overreach; outreach, out wit, out maneuver; steal a march upon, give the go-by, to leave in the lurch, set a trap, lay a trap, lay a snare for; bait the hook, forelay, spread the toils, lime; decoy, waylay, lure, beguile, delude, inveigle; trapan, trepan; kidnap; let in, hook in; trick; entrap, intrap, ensnare; nick, springe; nousle, nousel; blind a trail; immesh; shanghai; catch, catch in a trap; sniggle, entangle, illaqueate, hocus, escamoter, practice on one's creduility, dupe, gull, hoax, fool, befool, bamboozle; hum, humbug; gammon, stuff up, sell; play a trick upon one, play a practical joke upon one; balk, trip up, throw a tub to a whale; fool to the top of one's bent, send on a fool's errand; make game, make a fool of, make an April fool of, make an ass of; trifle with, cajole, flatter; come over (influence); gild the pill, make things pleasant, divert, put a good face upon; dissemble., cog, cog the dice; live by one's wits, play at hide and seek; obtain money under false pretenses (steal); conjure, juggle, practice chicanery; deacon [U.S.]., play off, palm off, foist off, fob off., lie; misinform; mislead (error); betray; be deceived.