befool

[ bih-fool ]

/ bɪˈful /

verb (used with object)

to fool; deceive; dupe.

Obsolete. to treat as a fool; call (someone) a fool.

Origin of befool

First recorded in 1350–1400, befool is from the Middle English word befolen.See be-, fool¹

SYNONYMS FOR befool

1 bamboozle, delude, mislead; cheat, swindle.

Words nearby befool

befit, befitting, beflag, beflowered, befog, befool, before, beforehand, before long, before the wind, beforetime

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Example sentences from the Web for befool

She did not hesitate even to tell him of her success in an attempt to befool and seduce Eutyches the denunciator.
Herodias|Gustave Flaubert
Didst thou not send Skirnir to Gymer's dwelling to befool Gymer's flighty daughter?
The Children of Odin|Padraic Colum
He thought to befool me with his ill-thought-out plans—me who learnt wisdom before he was born.
The Coming of the King|James Hocking
It was, indeed, pitifully amusing to think how the clever detective had used his powers to befool himself.
A Mysterious Disappearance|Gordon Holmes

But easy as it is to befool women-kind, it is difficult to deceive them, if we want to get rid of them.
The Strange Story of Rab Rby|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for befool

befool

/ (bɪˈfuːl) /

verb

(tr) to make a fool of

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单词	befool
释义	befool [ bih-fool ] / bɪˈful / verb (used with object) to fool; deceive; dupe. Obsolete. to treat as a fool; call (someone) a fool. Origin of befool First recorded in 1350–1400, befool is from the Middle English word befolen.See be-, fool¹ SYNONYMS FOR befool 1 bamboozle, delude, mislead; cheat, swindle. Words nearby befool befit, befitting, beflag, beflowered, befog, befool, before, beforehand, before long, before the wind, beforetime Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for befool She did not hesitate even to tell him of her success in an attempt to befool and seduce Eutyches the denunciator. Herodias\|Gustave Flaubert Didst thou not send Skirnir to Gymer's dwelling to befool Gymer's flighty daughter? The Children of Odin\|Padraic Colum He thought to befool me with his ill-thought-out plans—me who learnt wisdom before he was born. The Coming of the King\|James Hocking It was, indeed, pitifully amusing to think how the clever detective had used his powers to befool himself. A Mysterious Disappearance\|Gordon Holmes But easy as it is to befool women-kind, it is difficult to deceive them, if we want to get rid of them. The Strange Story of Rab Rby\|Mr Jkai British Dictionary definitions for befool befool / (bɪˈfuːl) / verb (tr) to make a fool of Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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