Nothing doth so befoole a man as extreme passion; this doth both make them fooles, which otherwise are not; and show them to be fooles that are so […]
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Befool
//bɪˈfuːl//
Synonyms for "befool" (40 found)
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Translations
8 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- заблуждавам verb (to fool, trick or deceive someone)
- измамвам verb (to fool, trick or deceive someone)
Icelandic
4 entries- blekkja verb (to fool, trick or deceive someone)
- gabba verb (to fool, trick or deceive someone)
- hafa að fífli verb (to fool, trick or deceive someone)
- pretta verb (to fool, trick or deceive someone)
Māori
1 entries- hangarau verb (to fool, trick or deceive someone)
Swahili
1 entries- pumbaza verb (to fool, trick or deceive someone)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
[T]hey ſettle upon their ovvn dregs, and grovv muddy and muſty vvith long eaſe, and their proſperity befooleth them to their ovvn deſtruction.
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Flattery is their nature—to coax, flatter and sweetly befool some one is every woman’s business.
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"How can a woman live two thousand years? Why dost thou befool me, oh Queen?"
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