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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
befool — index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), bilk, cheat, deceive, defraud, delude … Law dictionary
befool — (v.) late 14c., from BE (Cf. be ) + FOOL (Cf. fool) (n.). Related: Befooled; befooling … Etymology dictionary
befool — trick, hoax, hoodwink, *dupe, gull, bamboozle Analogous words: *cheat, cozen, overreach: *deceive, delude, beguile, mislead: blandish, cajole, wheedle, *coax … New Dictionary of Synonyms
befool — [bē fo͞ol′, bifo͞ol′] vt. 1. to play a trick on; fool or deceive 2. to treat as a fool … English World dictionary
befool — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to make a fool of 2. delude, deceive … New Collegiate Dictionary
befool — /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. * * * … Universalium
befool — verb To fool, to trick or deceive someone … Wiktionary
befool — be·fool || bɪ fuËl v. trick, deceive … English contemporary dictionary
befool — verb archaic make a fool of … English new terms dictionary
befool — 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 … New dictionary of synonyms
