Befool
11befool — v. a. Infatuate, fool, dupe, deceive, delude, cheat, chouse, trick, hoax, stultify, hoodwink, circumvent, overreach, beguile, impose upon, practise upon, play upon, make a fool of. See bamboozle …
12befool — v 1. fool, dupe, hoax, humbug, Brit. Inf. gammon; bamboozle, delude, deceive, beguile, mislead; hoodwink, pull the wool over [s.o. s] eyes, cozen, bluff, take in; seduce, charm, lie to; lure, allure, entice, induce, inveigle. 2. trick, spoof,… …
13befool — be·fool …
14befool — be•fool [[t]bɪˈful[/t]] v. t. 1) to fool; deceive; dupe 2) to treat or regard as a fool • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
15befool — /bəˈful/ (say buh foohl), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) 1. to fool; deceive; dupe. 2. to treat as a fool. {Middle English, from be + fool1} …
16befool — v.tr. make a fool of; delude …
17Befooled — 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… …
18Befooling — 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… …
19dupe — vb Dupe, gull, befool, trick, hoax, hoodwink, bamboozle mean to delude a person by underhand means or for one s own ends. Dupe suggests unwariness or unsuspiciousness on the part of the person or persons deluded and the acceptance of what is… …
20Assot — As*sot , v. t. [OF. asoter, F. assoter; ? (L. ad) + sot stupid. See {Sot}.] To besot; to befool; to beguile; to infatuate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Some ecstasy assotted had his sense. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
