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BEFOOL
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fool or hoax
Example:
You can't fool me!
Synonyms:
befool; cod; dupe; fool; gull; put on; put one across; put one over; slang; take in
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make a fool or dupe of
Synonyms:
befool; fool; gull
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "befool" is one way to...):
cozen; deceive; delude; lead on (be false to; be dishonest with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
