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hoodwink

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"Trick or deceive"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhʊdwɪŋk/Part of speech verbSorted dhiknoowStarts with HEnds with K1 clues
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Filled answer is this word (HOODWINK).

Definitions

  1. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Word origin

The verb is derived from hood (“head covering attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak”) + wink (“to close one’s eyes”). (< C16 'to blindfold').

Used in a sentence

  • [T]o have to do with you, is to have to do with a man of business who is not to be hoodwinked.
  • The earth is given over into the hand of the Wicked One, / Who hoodwinketh the faces of its judges. / If this be not so, where, who is HE?
  • Ex-King Constantine would be regarded as an apt disciple so long as he succeeded in his purpose of hoodwinking the Allies.

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