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lead by the nose

verb

1 lead by the nose

Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.

synonyms: bamboozle, hoodwink, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow.

Roget 615: induce, move; draw, draw on; bring in its train, give an impulse etc. n.; to; inspire; put up to, prompt, call up; attract, ... show more

Roget 737: authorize etc. (permit) 760; warrant etc. (right) 924; dictate etc. (order) 741.    be at the head of ... show more

Dutch: bedotten, beetnemen, verwarren, in verwarring brengen


Moby thesaurus: affect, bend, bestride, bias, color, dictate, dispose, dominate, have subject, have the ascendancy, hypnotize, incline, induce, influence, lead, make putty of, master, mesmerize, move, persuade ... show more.

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