Found 2 items, similar to befool.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: befool
befool
v 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
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Befool
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.
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This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men.
--Fuller.
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2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish.
“Some
befooling drug.” --G. Eliot.
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