Befooling

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Befool \Be*fool"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befooled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Befooling}.] [OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.]
     1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to
        deceive.
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              This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men.
                                                    --Fuller.
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     2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. "Some
        befooling drug." --G. Eliot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  befooling
       n : derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or
           inconsistent [syn: {stultification}]