hocus

ˈhoʊkəs

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Definition of hocus - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

deception

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deceive or trick someone

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He tried to hocus the elderly woman into signing the document..

deceive

fool

trick

chemistry

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add a drug to a drink

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He attempted to hocus the wine at the party.

adulterate

lace

spike

Noun

deception

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act of trickery or deception

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The scheme was just a clever hocus.

deception

trick

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hocus-pocus

verbal misrepresentation intended to deceive

The sales pitch was full of hocus-pocus.

Origin of hocus

Latin, hocus pocus (magic words)

Examples of hocus in a sentence

She was hocused into buying a fake painting.
The bartender was caught trying to hocus the cocktail.
She warned her friend not to let anyone hocus her drink.
The magician's act was full of hocus.
Don't fall for his hocus and lies.

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French:tromper, supercherie, ...
German:täuschen, Schwindel, ...
Italian:imbrogliare, inganno, ...
Spanish:embaucar, engaño, ...
Portuguese:iludir, truque, ...
Chinese:欺骗, 骗局, ...
Japanese:騙す, ごまかし, ...
Arabic:خَدَعَ, خداع, ...
Hebrew:לְרַמוֹת, הוֹנָאָה, ...
Russian:обмануть, обман, ...
Ukrainian:обдурити, обман, ...
Hindi:धोखा देना, धोखा, ...
Bengali:প্রতারণা করা, প্রতারণা, ...
Catalan:enganyar, engany, ...
Czech:oklamat, podvod, ...
Danish:bedrage, bedrag, ...
Dutch:bedriegen, hocuspocus, ...
Greek:εξαπατώ, απάτη, ...
Hungarian:becsapni, csalás, ...
Khmer:បោកបញ្ឆោត, ល្បិចបោកប្រាស់, ...
Korean:속이다, 속임수, ...
Persian:فریب دادن, حقه, ...
Polish:oszukać, oszustwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):iludir, truque, ...
Romanian:a păcăli, înșelăciune, ...
Swedish:lura, bluff, ...
Thai:หลอกลวง, การหลอกลวง, ...
Turkish:kandırmak, hile, ...
Vietnamese:lừa gạt, hành động lừa đảo, ...

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