Hoodwink (Verb)
Meaning 1
Influence by slyness.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The con artist was able to hoodwink the wealthy investor into giving him a substantial sum of money for a fake business venture.
- She almost managed to hoodwink her way into the VIP lounge by pretending to be a famous celebrity.
- The cult leader used manipulative tactics to hoodwink his followers into giving up all their worldly possessions.
- The experienced salesman was skilled at hoodwinking his customers into buying products they didn't need.
- The thief tried to hoodwink the security guard by disguising himself as a maintenance worker.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The con artist was able to hoodwink the elderly woman into investing in her fake business venture by using convincing language and false promises.
- The corrupt politician's charming smile and seemingly philanthropic efforts were a successful attempt to hoodwink the voters into re-electing him for another term.
- The get-rich-quick scheme was designed to hoodwink naive investors into parting with their money by guaranteeing unusually high returns.
- She managed to hoodwink her in-laws into lending her money by presenting a false sob story about her financial struggles.
- He tried to hoodwink the regulators by creating fake documents that made his company appear compliant with environmental regulations.