blindfold

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verb

blind·​fold ˈblīn(d)-ˌfōld 

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

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Four masked gunmen blindfolded Borges, who was two months pregnant, Morais and their son and bound them. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025

For the final wear test, Haliburton was blindfolded and given two shoes: his old go-to and his signature model. —Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025

Noun

The terrorists remove us from the vehicle and remove our blindfolds. —Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025

The blindfold meant none of them could see the colossal tower of cans already in the room, just a foot tap away from crumbling to the ground. —Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025

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

Rhymes for blindfold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled
• fivefold

Kids Definition

blindfold

1 of 2 verb

blind·​fold ˈblīn(d)-ˌfōld 

: 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