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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