v. t. | 1. | To blind by covering the eyes. |
2. | To cover; to hide. | |
3. | To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. |
Verb | 1. | hoodwink - influence by slyness |
2. | hoodwink - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" |