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What is another word for lead on?

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To mislead someone with lies

To attract or tempt, especially by offering pleasure or advantage

To jovially tease, playfully annoy, or lightly badger someone

To blatantly set out to attract

To stimulate or excite in a pleasurable way

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Verb

To mislead someone with lies

put one over on

take for a ride

lead up the garden path

pull a swifty on

pull a fast one on

pull the wool over someone's eyes

lead down the garden path

take to the cleaners

take advantage of

give wrong information to

bait and switch

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

pull someone's leg

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

throw dust in someone's eyes

lead up garden path

play a trick on

give someone a bum steer

put up smoke screen

give the wrong impression

put on false front

play for a sucker

play games with

pull a fast one

make a sucker of

get the better of

play fast and loose with

send on a wild-goose chase

give the runaround

distort the truth

betray one's true intentions

misrepresent the truth

put someone up to something

take for a fool

take to cleaners

outmanoeuvre^UK

do the dirty on

do someone in the eye

sell a bill of goods to

play for a fool

sell a bill of goods

steal a march on

slip something over on

sell down the river

break the rules

twist around your little finger

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

make somebody look an idiot

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“Moreover, he is all too willing to induce and lead on his victims until they become hopelessly ensnared and turn in desperation to other criminal activities.”

Verb

To attract or tempt, especially by offering pleasure or advantage

dangle a carrot in front of

make your mouth water

whet the appetite of

keep someone hanging on

arouse someone's interest in

persuade to buy

talk someone into something

twist one's arm

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Verb

To jovially tease, playfully annoy, or lightly badger someone

give a hard time

take the mickey

be sarcastic about

make a monkey of

poke mullock at

pull someone's leg

make jokes about

take the piss out of

make a monkey out of

treat with contempt

treat contemptuously

pull someone's chain

hold up to ridicule

play a practical joke on

get a rise out of

take a rise out of

treat disrespectfully

laugh out of court

cast aspersions on

hold up to shame

play a practical joke

show contempt for

have a joke with

get on the nerves of

be on the back of

hurl insults at

get in the hair of

lead up the garden path

play a trick on

take for a ride

shout catcalls at

yank someone's chain

be scornful about

bite one's thumb at

muck someone about

blow raspberries

have a joke on somebody

shout disapproval

cock a snook at

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

make a laughing-stock

give offence to

cause offence to

hurt somebody's feelings

step on one's toes

cut to the quick

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Verb

To blatantly set out to attract

make advances at

give the come-on to

set your cap at

make romantic advances to

make sheep's eyes at

make overtures to

make advances to

behave flirtatiously

be a carpet knight

commit adultery

toy with someone's affections

trifle with someone's affections

have affairs affair

play fast and loose

dally with someone's affections

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Verb

To stimulate or excite in a pleasurable way

give someone a kick

tickle your fancy

get someone going

give someone a thrill

give pleasure to

give someone a charge

turn someone on

light someone's fire

float someone's boat

do it for someone

fire with enthusiasm

put under a spell

be of interest to

make your mouth water

light a fire under

make someone feel sexy

make someone feel sexually excited

fire someone's imagination

arouse curiosity

whet the appetite of

be interesting to

make an impression on

sexually arouse

arouse the curiosity of

engage someone's attention

be a source of fascination to

take your breath away

race one's motor

knock your socks off

catch the eye of

arouse sexually

be attractive to

capture your imagination

hold your attention

engage one's attention

whet one's appetite

exert a pull on

exert influence on

turn someone's head

make a hit with

make your head spin

go to your head

dangle a carrot in front of

put a bomb under

give a shot in the arm

keep someone hanging on

make somebody's day

be agreeable to

make someone glad

make someone feel good

make someone pleased

hold the attention of

get one's jollies

make someone's spirits soar

make very happy

give someone great pleasure

hold spellbound

interest greatly

breathe new life into

give a shot in the arm to

give a boost to

fire the imagination of

give new life to

give a new lease of life to

give shot in arm

raise your spirits

stiffen the resolve of

fire the enthusiasm of

give new strength to

change radically

raise from the dead

put new heart into

put new life in

do someone's heart good

give someone pleasure

put new life into

put some spark into

stimulate spiritually

raise the morale of

lift the spirits of

give confidence to

give courage to

make more cheerful

give a new lease on life

bring back to life

get going again

put on cloud nine

become cheerful

take a turn for the better

get one started

act as a impetus to

act as a incentive to

build a fire under

act as a fillip to

act as a spur to

act as a stimulus to

let the sun shine in

make young again

add some zest to

restore vitality to

give a bit of zing

make someone feel young again

give face lift to

put on top of the world

put new heart in

bring up to code

bring up to date

put new strength in

tickle to death

warm the cockles of the heart

get one's kicks

give confidence

lift the morale of

be responsible for

give one an idea

make more lively

let sunshine in

make more exciting

warm the cockles of someone's heart

give great pleasure to

do one's heart good

give the kiss of life to

blow away the cobwebs

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