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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

to deceive into trustfulness

lull
2: to deceive into trustfulness
[American Heritage Dictionary]

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Through my words and actions, I make you trust me, even though I am not to be trusted. Perhaps we become friends, and over time to you trust me, but I use that trust to get money from your bank account. In the story "Little Red Riding Hood," the wolf lulls Red into trusting him, even though...

  • Through my words and actions, I make you trust me, even though I am not to be trusted.
  • Perhaps we become friends, and over time to you trust me, but I use that trust to get money from your bank account.
  • In the story "Little Red Riding Hood," the wolf lulls Red into trusting him, even though...
  • well, you know what happens.
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Through my words and actions, I make you trust me, even though I am not to be trusted. Perhaps we become friends, and over time to you trust me, but I use that trust to get money from your bank account.

In the story "Little Red Riding Hood," the wolf lulls Red into trusting him, even though... well, you know what happens.
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to put your vigilance/attention to sleep

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