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(transitive, archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).

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befool

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befool

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bɪˈfuːl/

Verb

archaic transitive

(transitive, archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).

Japanese Meaning

人を馬鹿にする、愚弄する / 騙す、愚かにする

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She sought to befool the council with false documents, but her scheme was quickly exposed.

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彼女は偽造した書類で評議会をばかにしようとしたが、その計画はすぐに暴かれた。

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(transitive, archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).

Nothing doth so befoole a man as extreme passion; this doth both make them fooles, which otherwise are not; and show them to be fooles that are so […]

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befools

（ present singular third-person ）

befooling

（ participle present ）

befooled

（ participle past ）

befooled

（ past ）

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