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Fool or hoax
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befooling
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Befool \Be*fool"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befooled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Befooling .] [OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.] To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive. This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men. --Fuller. To cause to ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of befool English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent [syn: stultification ]
Usage examples of befooling.
But her look at times, and now and then her voice, gave sign that she counted on befooling him as well, to reconcile him to his bondage.
It was as though my memories of all Jonathan's horrid experience were befooling me.
Once or twice in the year, it was de Mer's custom to visit the Grand Pre country, where he would set his hand to the work of the forge after Babin's fashion, playing his part to the befooling of English eyes, and taking, in truth, a quaint pride in his pretended craft.
It was as though my memories of all Jonathan’s horrid experience were befooling me.
Whandall nodded and pretended to find that sensible, and wondered who the man thought he was befooling.
This is nothing for a lapsed and never-worth-much-in-the-first-place witch to befooling with, she told herself.