欺く

あざむく · azamuku · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to deceive

欺く (azamuku): sounds like 'a zam-uke', a trick that gets you to swallow a fake

Break it down by sound: 'a-za-mu-ku' is close to 'a zarm-kook', a dodgy cook who fools you into eating a fake dish. Deceiving means serving someone something false.

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