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bluffed out

bluffed out is the simple past and past participle of bluff out.

Meaning of bluff out

Verb

bluff out (third-person singular simple present bluffs out, present participle bluffing out, simple past and past participle bluffed out)

  1. (transitive) To deceive (someone) in order to convince them to give up.
    • He really thought, however, he had heard Col. Macy speak in high terms of young Mr. Ashley as a favored suitor; and Miss Adelaide always seemed pleased with his attentions; he wouldn't be bluffed out of that, any way.1856, C[aroline] A. Hayden, chapter X, in Carrie Emerson; or, Life at Cliftonville, 2nd edition, Boston, Mass.: James French and Company, →OCLC, page 117

Questions about bluffed out

What is bluffed out the simple past and past participle of?
Bluffed out is the simple past and past participle of bluff out.

Words near bluffed out in the dictionary

  1. bluff out
  2. bluff-bowed
  3. bluff-headed
  4. bluffable
  5. bluffed
  6. bluffed out
  7. bluffer
  8. bluffers
  9. bluffest
  10. bluffing
  11. bluffing out

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