moheti

to deceive, to befool, to take in, surprise, delude, aor 2nd sg. amohayi Snp.352; 3rd sg. amohayi SN.iv.158; Iti.58 (maccu-rājan; vv.ll. asamohayi & asamohari) reading somewhat doubtful, cp. similar context Snp.1076 with “sabbesu dhammesu samūhatesu” (variant reading samoha˚).

3rd sg. (poet.) also amohayittha Snp.332 (mā vo pamatte viññāya maccurājā amohayittha vasānuge cp. Sn ed. p. 58)
■ On mohayamāna Dhp-a.i.275 see modati.

Caus. fr. muh, see muyhati & cp. moha