befool
verb/bɪˈfuːl/
Etymology
From Middle English bifolen, equivalent to be- + fool.
- inherited from bifolen
Definitions
To make a fool out of (someone)
To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
- Nothing doth so befoole a man as extreme passion; this doth both make them fooles, which otherwise are not; and show them to be fooles that are so […]
- [T]hey ſettle upon their ovvn dregs, and grovv muddy and muſty vvith long eaſe, and their proſperity befooleth them to their ovvn deſtruction.
- Flattery is their nature—to coax, flatter and sweetly befool some one is every woman’s business.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA