ho·cus (hō′kəs) tr.v. ho·cused ,
ho·cus·ing ,
ho·cus·es or
ho·cussed or
ho·cus·sing or
ho·cus·ses 1. To fool or deceive; hoax.
2. To infuse (food or drink) with a drug.
hocus (ˈhəʊkəs ) vb (
tr ) ,
-cuses ,
-cusing ,
-cused ,
-cuses ,
-cussing or -cussed 1. to take in; trick
2. to stupefy, esp with a drug
3. to add a drug to (a drink)
ho•cus (ˈhoʊ kəs) v.t. -cused, -cus•ing (esp. Brit. ) -cussed, -cus•sing. 1. to play a trick on; hoax.
2. to stupefy, as with drugged liquor.
3. to infuse (liquor) with a drug.
[1665–75; short for
hocus -pocus ]
hocus Past participle: hocused/hocussedGerund: hocusing/hocussingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I hocus you hocus he/she/it hocuses we hocus you hocus they hocus
Preterite I hocused/hocussed you hocused/hocussed he/she/it hocused/hocussed we hocused/hocussed you hocused/hocussed they hocused/hocussed
Present Continuous I am hocusing/hocussing you are hocusing/hocussing he/she/it is hocusing/hocussing we are hocusing/hocussing you are hocusing/hocussing they are hocusing/hocussing
Present Perfect I have hocused/hocussed you have hocused/hocussed he/she/it has hocused/hocussed we have hocused/hocussed you have hocused/hocussed they have hocused/hocussed
Past Continuous I was hocusing/hocussing you were hocusing/hocussing he/she/it was hocusing/hocussing we were hocusing/hocussing you were hocusing/hocussing they were hocusing/hocussing
Past Perfect I had hocused/hocussed you had hocused/hocussed he/she/it had hocused/hocussed we had hocused/hocussed you had hocused/hocussed they had hocused/hocussed
Future I will hocus you will hocus he/she/it will hocus we will hocus you will hocus they will hocus
Future Perfect I will have hocused/hocussed you will have hocused/hocussed he/she/it will have hocused/hocussed we will have hocused/hocussed you will have hocused/hocussed they will have hocused/hocussed
Future Continuous I will be hocusing/hocussing you will be hocusing/hocussing he/she/it will be hocusing/hocussing we will be hocusing/hocussing you will be hocusing/hocussing they will be hocusing/hocussing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been hocusing/hocussing you have been hocusing/hocussing he/she/it has been hocusing/hocussing we have been hocusing/hocussing you have been hocusing/hocussing they have been hocusing/hocussing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been hocusing/hocussing you will have been hocusing/hocussing he/she/it will have been hocusing/hocussing we will have been hocusing/hocussing you will have been hocusing/hocussing they will have been hocusing/hocussing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been hocusing/hocussing you had been hocusing/hocussing he/she/it had been hocusing/hocussing we had been hocusing/hocussing you had been hocusing/hocussing they had been hocusing/hocussing
Conditional I would hocus you would hocus he/she/it would hocus we would hocus you would hocus they would hocus
Past Conditional I would have hocused/hocussed you would have hocused/hocussed he/she/it would have hocused/hocussed we would have hocused/hocussed you would have hocused/hocussed they would have hocused/hocussed