befool

bɪˈfuːl

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Definition of befool - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

trickery

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trick someone into believing something false

Dated

She was befooled by the scam artist's promises.

deceive

dupe

mislead

deception

Dated

make someone appear foolish or silly

Dated

The magician tried to befool the audience with his tricks.

deceive

fool

trick

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Origin of befool

Old English, be- (thoroughly) + fool (to deceive)

Examples of befool in a sentence

The magician's tricks were meant to befool the audience.
He tried to befool his friends with a prank.
The con artist aimed to befool the tourists.

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French:duper, ...
German:täuschen, zum Narren halten, ...
Italian:ingannare, prendere in giro, ...
Spanish:engañar, hacer quedar en ridículo, ...
Portuguese:enganar, ridicularizar, ...
Chinese:欺骗, 戏弄, ...
Japanese:騙す, だます, ...
Arabic:خَدَعَ, سَخِرَ مِنْهُ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַטְעוֹת, לַעֲשׂוֹת אוֹתוֹ לְלַעֲגַת, ...
Russian:обмануть, ...
Ukrainian:обманювати, обдурити, ...
Hindi:मूर्ख बनाना, बेवकूफ बनाना, ...
Bengali:প্রতারিত করা, প্রতারণা করা, ...
Catalan:enganyar, fer quedar malament, ...
Czech:obelstít, zesměšnit, ...
Danish:narre, føre bag lyset, ...
Dutch:misleiden, belachelijk maken, ...
Greek:ξεγελώ, ξεγελάσω, ...
Hungarian:megtéveszteni, lóvá tenni, ...
Khmer:បោកបញ្ឆោត, ធ្វើឱ្យល្ងង់, ...
Korean:속이다, 바보로 만들다, ...
Persian:فریب داد, مسخره کرد, ...
Polish:oszukać, ośmieszyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):enganar, ...
Romanian:a păcăli, a face de râs, ...
Swedish:lura, göra narr av, ...
Thai:หลอก, ทำให้หลงกล, ...
Turkish:kandırmak, aptal yerine koymak, ...
Vietnamese:lừa, làm cho trông ngớ ngẩn, ...

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