Befool
111lead astray — verb 1. teach immoral behavior to It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits • Syn: ↑lead off • Hypernyms: ↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑demoralize, ↑ …
112lead on — verb 1. entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑entice, ↑lure, ↑tempt • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Something s somebody 2 …
113pull the leg of — verb tell false information to for fun (Freq. 2) Are you pulling my leg? • Syn: ↑kid • Hypernyms: ↑gull, ↑dupe, ↑slang, ↑befool, ↑ …
114put on — I verb 1. put clothing on one s body (Freq. 18) What should I wear today? He put on his best suit for the wedding The princess donned a long blue dress The queen assumed the stately robes He got into his jeans …
115put one across — verb fool or hoax The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone You can t fool me! • Syn: ↑gull, ↑dupe, ↑slang, ↑befool, ↑cod, ↑fool, ↑put on, ↑ …
116put one over — verb fool or hoax The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone You can t fool me! • Syn: ↑gull, ↑dupe, ↑slang, ↑befool, ↑cod, ↑fool, ↑put on, ↑ …
117take in — verb 1. provide with shelter (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑house, ↑put up, ↑domiciliate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. fool or hoax (Freq. 2) …
118BE- — prefix forming verbs: 1 (from transitive verbs) a all over; all round (beset; besmear). b thoroughly, excessively (begrudge; belabour). 2 (from intransitive verbs) expressing transitive action (bemoan; bestride). 3 (from adjectives and nouns)… …
119beflum — bə̇ˈfləm, bē transitive verb (beflummed ; beflummed ; beflumming ; beflums) Etymology: be + flum; perhaps influenced by Scots blaflum to cajole chiefly Scotland : to deceive especially by flattery * * * beflum /bi flumˈ/ (Walter Scott) transitive …
120assot — /ə sotˈ/ (obsolete) transitive verb To befool, or besot ORIGIN: OFr asoter, from à to, and sot fool; see ↑sot1 • • • assottˈ or assottˈed adjective (Spenser, etc) Infatuated …
