the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > make a fool of [verb (intransitive)] (3)
intransitive. To make fun of, mock, ridicule. Chiefly with prepositional phrase. Formerly also †transitive (reflexive). Now only as to play with ——…
intransitive. U.S. to play off on: to deceive, fool, con; spec. to fool by feigning illness. Cf. sense 20b.
transitive and intransitive. To deceive, fool or ‘kid’ (someone). slang.