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foiled

[ foild ]

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verb

the simple past tense and past participle of foil.

adjective

prevented from succeeding; thwarted; blocked:
A woman is now being questioned in connection with the foiled terror plot to attack churches in Paris.

foiled

[ foild ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Architecture.

ornamented with foils (arcs or rounded spaces), as a gable, spandrel, or balustrade.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foiled¹

First recorded in 1300–50 as a verb, for an earlier sense; foil ¹( def ) + -ed ¹( def ), and in 1680–90 as an adjective; foil ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Origin of foiled²

First recorded in 1655–65; foil ² + -ed ³

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Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging the plotters were based in neighbouring Ivory Coast.

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About 13 years ago, a similar heist was foiled when the culprits were caught in the act, the owner said.

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Long thought to be a chicken, Feathers was exposed as a penguin when Wallace and Gromit foiled his plan to rob a museum of a precious diamond.

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It was during a shared golfing session in Florida last September that another alleged would-be Trump attacker was foiled by the Secret Service.

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Their hanky-panky is foiled, but the attempted assignation seems completely random.

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