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1. (v.t.) hoodwink
to deceive or trick.
2. hoodwink
Archaic. to blindfold.
3. hoodwink
Obs. to cover or hide.
Etymology: (1555–65; hood1+wink1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) juggle, beguile, hoodwink
influence by slyness
2. (verb) bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false
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"
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1. (verb) hoodwink
to blind by covering the eyes
2. (verb) hoodwink
to cover; to hide
3. (verb) hoodwink
to deceive by false appearance; to impose upon
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Sense: to trick or deceive.
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 Afrikaans: mislei, bedrieg |
 Arabic: يَخْدَع |
 Bulgarian: измамвам |
 Brazilian: ludibriar |
 Czech: oblafnout |
 German: täuschen |
 Danish: fuppe; bedrage |
 Greek: εξαπατώ |
 Spanish: burlar, engañar, tomar el |
 Estonian: tüssama |
 Farsi: فريب دادن |
 Finnish: huiputtaa |
 French: tromper qqn |
 Hebrew: לְרָמוֹת |
 Hindi: झांसा देना |
 Croatian: obmanuti, prevariti |
 Hungarian: rászed |
 Indonesian: menipu |
 Icelandic: blekkja |
 Italian: imbrogliare |
 Japanese: だます |
 Korean: 속이다 |
 Lithuanian: apmauti |
 Latvian: piemānīt; piemuļķot |
 Malay: memperdayakan |
 Dutch: bedriegen |
 Norwegian: føre bak lyset, bløffe |
 Polish: okpić |
 Persian: فريب دادن |
 Pashto: چل او فریب ورکول |
 Portuguese: ludibriar |
 Romanian: aînşela |
 Russian: одурачивать |
 Slovak: oblafnúť |
 Slovenian: prevarati |
 Serbian: nasamariti |
 Swedish: lura |
 Thai: ตบตา |
 Turkish: kandırmak, kafese koymak |
 Taiwanese: 哄騙，詐欺 |
 Ukrainian: обдурювати |
 Urdu: فریب دینا |
 Vietnamese: lừa dối; lừa bịp |
 Chinese: 欺骗 |
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