3 entries found for foil.
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Pronunciation:
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i(
)lFunction: verb
Etymology: Middle English foilen "to trample underfoot," from early French fuller, fouler "to shrink and thicken (cloth), trample underfoot," from Latin fullare "to shrink and thicken (cloth)"
: to prevent from achieving a goal : DEFEAT <foil a plot>
synonym see FRUSTRATE
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