befool Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make a fool or dupe of
    fool; gull.
  2. verb fool or hoax
    fool; put on; gull; take in; dupe; put one over; cod; put one across; slang.
    • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
    • You can't fool me!

WordNet

Be*fool" transitive verb
Etymology
OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Befooled present participle & verbal noun Befooling
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913