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English verb: befool | |||
| 1. | befool (social) make a fool or dupe of | ||
| Synonyms | fool, gull | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | ||
| 2. | befool (communication) fool or hoax | ||
| Samples | The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone. You can't fool me!. | ||
| Synonyms | cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | betray, deceive, lead astray | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | kid, pull the leg of | ||
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