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
You dazzle, you befool, you drive me crazy, and you leave me empty—why should I throw my life away for that!
From "Persons Unknown" by Virginia Tracy
He recognised the young man whom Dan had vainly tried to befool, away back at the beginning of the voyage.
From The Silver Maple by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
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 Claire Von Gl?mer
"How long will they allow him to remain there, and befool both bailiff and hangman?" inquired a burgher.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
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