hocus
hocus · hocuses · hocused / hocussed · hocusing
To play a trick on, to trickTo play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.
/ˈhəʊkəs/
Meaning
4 sensesTo play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.
(obsolete)To stupefy (someone) with drugged liquor (especially in order to steal from them).
(obsolete)To drug (liquor).
(obsolete)To adulterate (food).
Origin
Pseudo-Latinism, derived from ellipsis of hocus-pocus. The verb is from the noun.Pseudo-Latinism, derived from ellipsis of hocus-pocus. The verb is from the noun.
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Forms
hocuses, hocusing, hocused, hocusedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle