fox

²fox

verb

Definition of FOX

transitive verb

1

obsolete : intoxicate

2

a : to trick by ingenuity or cunning : outwit b : baffle <foxed by his behavior>

Examples of FOX

1. They foxed me into telling the secret.
2. The problem had us foxed!

First Known Use of FOX

1611

Related to FOX

Synonyms: addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, confuse, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex

Related Words: stick, stump, weird out; abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle; agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset; beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

Near Antonyms: assure, reassure, satisfy; enlighten, inform

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