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BEFOOL
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
(verb) fool or hoax; “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”; “You can’t fool me!”
fool, gull, befool
(verb) make a fool or dupe of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
befool (third-person singular simple present befools, present participle befooling, simple past and past participle befooled)
(transitive, archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
Usage notes
• Although archaic in Western countries, this verb is still current in the English of South Asia.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*fool", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Befooling.] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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