Be·fool v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befooled p. pr. & vb. n. Befooling.]
1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.
This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men. --Fuller.
2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. “Some befooling drug.”
◄ ►
befooling
n : derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or
inconsistent [syn: stultification]