Hypertext Webster Gateway: "befool"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Befool \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
befool
v 1: make a fool or dupe of [syn: {fool}, {gull}]
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang},
{cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put
one across}]
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