verb
Etymology
Origin of befool
First recorded in 1350–1400, befool is from the Middle English word befolen. See be-, fool 1
Example Sentences
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The action concerns the usual city fellers who atempt to befool the honest but apparently boobish guardian of the two girl orphans and their fortune.
From Time Magazine Archive
Or was he a very clever scoundrel, with irony lurking in his soft voice, and a chuckle that he could so befool me?
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 by Bates, Harry
To what good end do men so flatter and befool one of their harmless fellows?
From Imaginary Interviews by Howells, William Dean
Mere cleverness serves often only to befool its possessor.
From My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. by Miller, Hugh
Whom befool not eye and lip, Breath and voice enchanting?
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various
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