What does 欺く mean in Japanese?

to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool, to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

欺く (Azamuku) — to deceive · Japanese Dictionary

あざむく

Azamuku

欺く (Azamuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool”.

godan verb, transitive verbto deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool
godan verb, transitive verbto be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")in form Ａを欺くＢ

私をあざむこうとしてもむだです。
It is no use trying to deceive me.
彼は他人を欺くようなことはしない。
He is above deceiving others.
よくも自分を欺いたなと、伯父に対して憤りを感じた。
He felt resentment against his uncle for deceiving him.

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