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Verb: hocus (hocussed,hocussing,hocuses, also hocused,hocusing)  how-kus
Usage: archaic
  1. Deceive or cheat, especially by trickery or sorcery
    "The con artist hocused the tourists out of their money"
     
  2. Drug someone's drink to stupefy or incapacitate them
    "The thieves hocused their victim's drink before robbing him"

Derived forms: hocuses, hocused, hocussing, hocussed, hocusing

Encyclopedia: Hocus