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verb, adjective, adverb, noun.
v.t. 1. to cover the eyes of.
△Ex. The robbers blindfolded and bound their victim.
2. to cover (the eyes) with a cloth, etc..
△Ex. They blindfolded my eyes for a week after the operation.
3. (Figurative.) to darken the understanding or judgment of.
△Ex. Prejudice blindfolds the mind.
adj., adv. 1. with the eyes covered or as if covered.
△Ex. "I am going to bring a plane down practically blindfold," he said (New Yorker). I was made ... to play ten games simultaneously and blindfold against the junior chess club (Punch).
2. (Figurative.) reckless; heedless.
△Ex. With blindfold fury she begins to forage (Shakespeare).
noun a cloth or other thing for covering the eyes.