HOCUS Meaning of HOCUS in English [ 'həʊkəs ]■ verb ( ~ses , ~sing , ~sed or ~es , ~ing , ~ed ) archaic1》 deceive. 2》 stupefy with drugs.OriginC17: from obs. ~ 'trickery', from ~-pocus . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004