to keep away from (something)

refrain or stay away from; prevent

(to deceive a person using) a trick intended to make a person believe something that is not true and act unnecessarily

trick

to do more or better than (a person)

better, overcome

to be more clever, cunning, than (another person, animal)

outwit

to defeat (a person) by being more cunning

deceive

to make oneself appear (to be (doing) something) either in play or to deceive others

fake, falsify