Thesaurus: hoodwink

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1. v. t. To blind by covering the eyes.
2. v. t. To cover; to hide.
3. v. t. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
4. v. influence by slyness
5. v. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
6. 1. To blind by covering the eyes. We will blind and hoodwink him. Shak. 2. To cover; to hide. [Obs.] Shak. 3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. "Hoodwinked with kindness." Sir P. Sidney.
7. v:100 v influence by slyness v conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end