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BEFOOL

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be⋅fool

  [bi-fool]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to fool; deceive; dupe.
2. Obsolete. to treat as a fool; call (someone) a fool.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME befolen. See be-, fool 1

Synonyms:
1. bamboozle, delude, mislead; cheat, swindle.
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be·fool   (bĭ-fōōl')   
tr.v.   be·fooled, be·fool·ing, be·fools

  1. To make a fool of.

  2. To hoodwink; deceive.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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