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Meaning of
'hoodwink'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Hoodwink
[
v. t.
]
- To blind by covering the eyes.
- To cover; to hide.
- To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
Meaning of 'hoodwink' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
hoodwink
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Example in sentence:
He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
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