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

Palestinian forensic experts are working to identify 120 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel marked only with numbers, some of whom were blindfolded, bound at the hands and feet, or bearing gunshot wounds. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025

The accused were blindfolded and forced to kneel on a busy street. —NPR, 16 Oct. 2025

Noun

Another expert who examined the same photographs also said the deceased individual was bound and that the blindfold was likely applied before death, while the track marks appeared to have been caused after death. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025

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