transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhō-kəs ]
transitive verb
( ho·cussed or ho·cused ; ho·cus·sing or ho·cus·ing )
Etymology: obsolete hocus, noun, short for hocus-pocus
Date: 1675
1. : to perpetrate a trick or hoax on : deceive
2. : to befuddle often with drugged liquor ; also : dope , drug
hocussed the favorite before the race