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blindfold
[ blahynd-fohld ]
verb (used with object)
- to prevent or occlude sight by covering (the eyes) with a cloth, bandage, or the like; cover the eyes of.
- to impair the awareness or clear thinking of:
Don't let their hospitality blindfold you to the true purpose of their invitation.
noun
- a cloth or bandage put before the eyes to prevent seeing.
adjective
- with the eyes covered:
a blindfold test.
- rash; unthinking:
a blindfold denunciation before knowing the facts.
blindfold
/ ˈɪԻˌəʊ /
verb
- to prevent (a person or animal) from seeing by covering (the eyes)
- to prevent from perceiving or understanding
noun
- a piece of cloth, bandage, etc, used to cover the eyes
- any interference to sight
adjective
- having the eyes covered with a cloth or bandage
- chess not seeing the board and pieces
- rash; inconsiderate
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ԻfDZe adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of blindfold1
Word History and Origins
Origin of blindfold1
Example Sentences
Photos circulated worldwide of him naked, blindfolded, tied up, and bound to a board with duct tape by his American captors.
The far easier solution is for them to take off their blindfolds and see the full scale of the monstrosity for what it is.
He was blindfolded for much of his time in the prison, so he leaned on the sounds he could recall - and he distinctly remembered the sound of planes landing.
All five men told us their abuse had begun at the moment of their arrest - when they said they had been stripped, blindfolded and beaten.
After that, he adds, he was pulled from the wreckage by Israeli soldiers, arrested and blindfolded.
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