σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)
v. trans.
Baffle: P. and V. σφάλλειν; see baffle.
Deceive: P. and V. ἀπατᾶν, ἐξαπατᾶν, κλέπτειν, P. παρακρούεσθαι, Ar. and V. δολοῦν; see deceive.