befool
1Befool — 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.… …
2befool — index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), bilk, cheat, deceive, defraud, delude …
3befool — (v.) late 14c., from BE (Cf. be ) + FOOL (Cf. fool) (n.). Related: Befooled; befooling …
4befool — trick, hoax, hoodwink, *dupe, gull, bamboozle Analogous words: *cheat, cozen, overreach: *deceive, delude, beguile, mislead: blandish, cajole, wheedle, *coax …
5befool — [bē fo͞ol′, bifo͞ol′] vt. 1. to play a trick on; fool or deceive 2. to treat as a fool …
6befool — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to make a fool of 2. delude, deceive …
7befool — /bi foohl /, v.t. 1. to fool; deceive; dupe. 2. Obs. to treat as a fool; call (someone) a fool. [1350 1400; ME befolen. See BE , FOOL1] Syn. 1. bamboozle, delude, mislead; cheat, swindle. * * * …
8befool — verb To fool, to trick or deceive someone …
9befool — be·fool || bɪ fuËl v. trick, deceive …
10befool — verb archaic make a fool of …
