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