Befool
[bi'fu:l]
Definition
(v. t.) To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.
(v. t.) To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish.
Checker: Osbert
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Infatuate, dupe, deceive, delude, cheat, chouse, trick, diddle, hoax, stultify, hoodwink, circumvent, overreach, beguile, bamboozle, impose upon, practise upon, play upon, make a fool of.
Typist: Winfred
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Deceive, cheat, mystify, bamboozle, ensnare, hoodwink, mislead
ANT:Guide, enlighten, advise, undeceive, lead
Checked by Leroy
Definition
v.t. to make a fool of or deceive: to treat as a fool.
Checked by Danny
Examples
- From Solomon downwards, have not wiser men than he been cajoled and befooled by women? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- If one thing could stir his temper or excite his contempt more than another, it was to see a man befooled by flattery or elate with popularity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Editor: Tess