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befool |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men. --Fuller. 2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. ``Some befooling drug.'' --G. Eliot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: befool v 1: make a fool or dupe of [syn: {fool}, {dupe}, {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}]
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