blindfold

[ blahynd-fohld ]
/ ˈblaɪndˌfoʊld /

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.

Origin of blindfold

1520–30; alteration, by association with fold1, of blindfell to cover the eyes, strike blind, Middle English blindfellen; see blind, fell2

OTHER WORDS FROM blindfold

un·blind·fold·ed, adjective

Words nearby blindfold

blindage, blindcat, blinder, blinders, blindfish, blindfold, blindfolded, blindheim, blinding, blindly, blindman's buff

Example sentences from the Web for blindfolded

British Dictionary definitions for blindfolded

blindfold
/ (ˈblaɪndˌfəʊld) /

verb (tr)

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, adverb

Word Origin for blindfold

changed (C16) through association with fold 1 from Old English blindfellian to strike blind; see blind, fell ²

Idioms and Phrases with blindfolded

blindfolded

see do blindfolded.