Befool \Be*fool"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befooled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Befooling}.] [OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.]
1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to
deceive.
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This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men.
--Fuller.
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2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. "Some
befooling drug." --G. Eliot.
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