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hoaxed

hoaxed is the simple past and past participle of hoax.

Meaning of hoax

Verb

hoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)

  1. (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

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Questions about hoaxed

What is hoaxed the simple past and past participle of?
Hoaxed is the simple past and past participle of hoax.

Words near hoaxed in the dictionary

  1. Hoath
  2. hoatzin
  3. hoatzins
  4. hoax
  5. hoaxable
  6. hoaxed
  7. hoaxee
  8. hoaxees
  9. hoaxer
  10. hoaxers
  11. hoaxes

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