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Befool \Be*fool"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Befooling.]

[OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.]

1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive. [1913 Webster]

This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. "Some befooling drug." --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

befool

verb

1: make a fool or dupe of [syn: fool, gull]
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Befool \Be*fool"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Befooling.]

[OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.]

1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.

This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men. --Fuller.

2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. ``Some befooling drug.'' --G. Eliot.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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