blindfolded; blindfolding; blindfolds

transitive verb

1
: to cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage
2
: to hinder from seeing
especially : to keep from comprehension
blindfold adjective

blindfold

2 of 2

noun

1
: a bandage for covering the eyes
2
: something that obscures mental or physical vision

Examples of blindfold in a Sentence

Verb The kidnappers tied him up and blindfolded him.
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Verb
Rivera told the witness that he was driven to these meetings blindfolded and with a gun held to his head. Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024 Even so, Suzie would prefer not to be thrown into the back of a sweet-potato truck and blindfolded with her arms zip-tied behind her back, which is what happens upon her breathless arrival at that veggie stand. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
At that point, Noyce asked for volunteers to join him in a trust game that involved blindfolds and pairs of audience members exploring the Kala Academy auditorium. Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024 This one, in which Tomlinson asks comedians Arguello, Lennon, and Sarah Tiana to wear blindfolds and distinguish between containers of milk and water solely by feeling it with their hands, is one such segment. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blindfold 

Word History

Etymology

Verb

alteration of Middle English blindfellen, blindfelden to strike blind, blindfold, from blind + fellen to fell

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1674, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of blindfold was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Blindfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blindfold. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

blindfold

1 of 2 verb
: to cover the eyes of with or as if with a strip of cloth
blindfold adjective

blindfold

2 of 2 noun
: a strip of cloth for covering the eyes

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