made unable to see, either permanently or temporarily; made blind

he became partially blinded in his right eye

as he sails away from the blinded giant, he cannot resist shouting out his real name

(of a test or experiment) conducted in a way that conceals certain information about the things or subjects being tested from the tester, the subject, or both, in order to minimize bias in the results

this was the first multicentre, blinded randomized trial comparing the two medications

all testing is conducted under blinded conditions and all data is confidential

cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily

the injury temporarily blinded him

her eyes were blinded with scalding tears

deprive (someone) of understanding, judgement, or perception

he was blinded by his faith

somehow Clare and I were blinded to the truth

move very fast and dangerously

I could see the bombs blinding along above the roof tops