Befool

/bɪˈfuːl/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive, archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone)..

Example Sentences

Nothing doth so befoole a man as extreme passion; this doth both make them fooles, which otherwise are not; and show them to be fooles that are so […]

[T]hey ſettle upon their ovvn dregs, and grovv muddy and muſty vvith long eaſe, and their proſperity befooleth them to their ovvn deſtruction.

Flattery is their nature—to coax, flatter and sweetly befool some one is every woman’s business.

"How can a woman live two thousand years? Why dost thou befool me, oh Queen?"

But above all beware never to look the Fairy of the Dawn in the face, for she has eyes that will bewitch you, and glances that will befool you.

They alleged Dr Sidhu had no specialization in reducing weight and was only befooling innocent people.

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Word Forms

• befools
• befooling
• befooled

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