trick into
phrasal verb
tricked into; tricking into; tricks into
: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
He was tricked into buying the car.
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Increasingly, in an age of cyber warfare, there’s also the potential danger of GPS jamming or spoofing around combat zones — with satellite navigation systems at risk of being tricked into showing false locations.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
Protect your passwords by not being tricked into doing something that is so obviously out of the ordinary.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
What To Know Between October 2024 and January 2025, at least five elderly victims in Pittsburgh were tricked into handing over large sums of cash.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
For The Times) Many Colombians say they were tricked into working with the cartels.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
Protect your passwords by not being tricked into doing something that is so obviously out of the ordinary.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
What To Know Between October 2024 and January 2025, at least five elderly victims in Pittsburgh were tricked into handing over large sums of cash.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
For The Times) Many Colombians say they were tricked into working with the cartels.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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