BEFOOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does befool mean? 

• BEFOOL (verb)
  The verb BEFOOL has 2 senses:

1. make a fool or dupe of

2. fool or hoax

  Familiarity information: BEFOOL used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEFOOL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a fool or dupe of

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

befool; fool; gull

Hypernyms (to "befool" is one way to...):

cozen; deceive; delude; lead on (be false to; be dishonest with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fool or hoax

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

befool; cod; dupe; fool; gull; put on; put one across; put one over; slang; take in

Context example:

You can't fool me!

Hypernyms (to "befool" is one way to...):

betray; deceive; lead astray (cause someone to believe an untruth)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "befool"):

kid; pull the leg of (tell false information to for fun)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody