verb
Etymology
Origin of befool
First recorded in 1350–1400, befool is from the Middle English word befolen. See be-, fool 1
Example Sentences
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The action concerns the usual city fellers who atempt to befool the honest but apparently boobish guardian of the two girl orphans and their fortune.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whom befool not eye and lip, Breath and voice enchanting?
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various
You and your friends may be extremely clever—you have succeeded in enticing my wife away from her home, and you expect to befool me further.
From Hushed Up! A Mystery of London by Le Queux, William
It could be done only by one whom all the world had conspired to befog and befool about his importance in the scheme of things.
From The Convert by Robins, Elizabeth
You dazzle, you befool, you drive me crazy, and you leave me empty—why should I throw my life away for that!
From "Persons Unknown" by Tracy, Virginia
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