befool
to fool; deceive; dupe.
Obsolete. to treat as a fool; call (someone) a fool.
Origin of befool
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How to use befool in a sentence
But that he was helpless, befooled, he recognized; and with a final muttered imprecation he turned and slowly descended the stair.
Dope | Sax Rohmer"'Twas this Frankish magician who has befooled us with his spells," said several of the town officials.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngHaughtily looking down on his adversary, the giant carelessly turned away, thinking that he was befooled.
Georgian Folk Tales | UnknownThese men thought themselves befooled by Hargraves, and it might, perhaps, have cost him his life had he fallen into their hands.
History of Australia and New Zealand | Alexander SutherlandI was ashamed to confess to Falfani that I had been outwitted and befooled.
The Passenger from Calais | Arthur Griffiths
British Dictionary definitions for befool
/ (bɪˈfuːl) /
(tr) to make a fool of
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