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To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.

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  1. v. t. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.
  2. v. t. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish.
  3. v. make a fool or dupe of
  4. v. fool or hoax
  5. 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.
  6. v make a fool or dupe of v fool or hoax