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befool
Overview of verb befool
The verb befool has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fool, gull, befool -- (make a fool or dupe of)
2. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")
Grep of noun befool
befooling
Antonyms of verb befool
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb befool
2 senses of befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
=> victimize, victimise
=> wrong
=> treat, handle, do by
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
=> misinform, mislead
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb befool
1 of 2 senses of befool
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> pull the leg of, kid
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb befool
2 senses of befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
'Cause To' of verb befool
Derived Forms of verb befool
Domain of verb befool
Domain Terms of verb befool
Familiarity of verb befool
befool used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb befool
2 senses of befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb befool
2 senses of befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
=> betray, sell
=> cheat, chisel
=> shill
=> flim-flam, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
=> fool, gull, befool
=> cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander
=> hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on
=> ensnare, entrap, frame, set up
=> humbug
Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
> deceive, betray, lead astray
=> pose, impersonate, personate
=> bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false
=> gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb befool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
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Sense 2
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
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Grep of verb befool
befool
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