befool
pronunciation
How to pronounce befool in British English:
UK [bɪ'fu:l]
How to pronounce befool in American English:
US [bɪ'ful]
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- Verb:
- make a fool or dupe of
- fool or hoax
Word Origin
- befool (v.)
- late 14c., from be- + fool (n.). Related: Befooled; befooling.
Example
- 1. Don 't befool mother nature .
- 2. Your degrees can befool people , may even befool yourself , but you cannot have the joy , the blissfulness , the peace , the silence , the compassion of a gautam buddha .