blindfold
Americanverb (used with object)
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to prevent or occlude sight by covering (the eyes) with a cloth, bandage, or the like; cover the eyes of.
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to impair the awareness or clear thinking of.
Don't let their hospitality blindfold you to the true purpose of their invitation.
noun
adjective
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with the eyes covered.
a blindfold test.
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rash; unthinking.
a blindfold denunciation before knowing the facts.
verb
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to prevent (a person or animal) from seeing by covering (the eyes)
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to prevent from perceiving or understanding
noun
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a piece of cloth, bandage, etc, used to cover the eyes
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any interference to sight
adjective
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having the eyes covered with a cloth or bandage
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chess not seeing the board and pieces
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rash; inconsiderate
Other Word Forms
- unblindfolded adjective
Etymology
Origin of blindfold
1520–30; alteration, by association with fold 1, of blindfell to cover the eyes, strike blind, Middle English blindfellen; blind, fell 2
Example Sentences
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"It's a bit like playing pin the tail on the donkey with us being partly blindfolded and there being very little donkey left for us to pin the tail on," Sherborne complained.
From BBC
The reality crystallizes for me, though, when Dad instructs us to take off our blindfolds and Debbie and Zara are standing in front of us.
From Literature
I am blindfolded and seated in a vintage armchair set in the center of a darkened, red-lit room with Gothic accents.
From Los Angeles Times
Her output features a mix of her playing online chess, educational content and in-person challenges such as playing blindfolded, where players visualise the board in their head.
From BBC
The host handed me a blindfold and Bose noise-canceling headphones, playing the hypnotic sounds of a space drum with birds chirping in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times
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