| Pronunciation: | | bi'fool
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| Matching Terms: | | befooling
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [v] fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
- [v] make a fool or dupe of
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| | Synonyms: | | cod, dupe, fool, fool, gull, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in |
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| | See Also: | | betray, cozen, deceive, deceive, delude, kid, lead astray, lead on, pull the leg of |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*fool"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befooled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Befooling}.] [OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.]
1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to
deceive.
This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men.
--Fuller.
2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. ``Some
befooling drug.'' --G. Eliot.
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