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
People flirt, and try to befool one another, to outdo a rival, but love, which might induce one to contract a disadvantageous marriage, never.
From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von
"All last night she was watching beside me, like a true wife, and now——" "Come, the fellow is dreaming still, or else trying to befool us," cried one of the men, at length.
From Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I by Halidom, M. Y.
A witch tho' she be dead may charm Thee and befool.
From Song-Surf by Rice, Cale Young
Wert thou not false, 'twas thine to tell me all, And charge me help thy marriage path, as I Did love thee; not befool me with a lie.
From Medea of Euripedes by Euripedes
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