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Definition of Hoodwink
1. Verb. Influence by slyness.
Generic synonyms: Cheat, Chisel, Rip Off
Derivative terms: Beguiler, Jugglery
2. Verb. Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end. "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
Generic synonyms: Betray, Deceive, Lead Astray
Definition of Hoodwink
1. v. t. To blind by covering the eyes.
Definition of Hoodwink
1. Verb. (archaic) To cover the eyes with a hood; to blindfold. ¹
2. Verb. To deceive or trick. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hoodwink
1. to trick [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: trick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoodwink
Literary usage of Hoodwink
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplement to the Two Volumes of the Second Edition of The Essay on the by John Bellenden Ker (1840)
"TO hoodwink; to be carelessly blind ; to be wilfully blind, ... We will bind and
hoodwink him so, that he shall " suppose he is carried into the leagues of ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"22. The mantles, the wimples, and the crisping pins. Isaiah, iii, 22. To WIMPLE.
To veil, or hoodwink ; chiefly used in the participle wimpled. ..."
3. A History of Greek Philosophy from the Earliest Period to the Time of Socrates by Eduard Zeller (1881)
"... the absurdity of which precludes any reply.5 He tries to hoodwink the diffident
man by a swaggering mode of address,6 to surprise the thoughtful man by ..."
4. Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases: Terms and Nursery Rhymes by John Bellenden Ker (1840)
"We will bind and hoodwink him so, that he shall " suppose he is carried into the
leagues of the adver- " saries." Shakesp. ACE; the winning card of the four ..."
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