Befool — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make a fool or dupe of

fool or hoax

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kælvˈɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːtˈiəɹiəʊdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːtˈiəɹiəʊdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /kælvˈɛɹ/.

Examples

The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fool dupe put on take in gull slang put one over cod put one across

Parts of Speech

verb	make a fool or dupe of
verb	fool or hoax “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”

Word Forms

fool	noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
gull	noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
dupe	noun	a person who is tricked or swindled
dupery	noun	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
put-on	noun	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
take-in	noun	the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

betören

zum Narren oder Betrüger machen

🇫🇷French

se moquer de

ridiculiser ou duper

🇪🇸Spanish

engañar

hacer el ridículo o engañar

🇮🇹Italian

sciocco

prendere in giro o ingannare

🇳🇱Dutch

voor de gek houden

voor de gek houden of bedriegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

enganar

fazer papel de bobo ou enganador

🇷🇺Russian

одурачить

одурачить или обмануть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख बनाना

मूर्ख बनाना या धोखा देना

🇧🇩Bengali

বোকা

একটি বোকা বা প্রতারণা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்

ஒரு முட்டாள் அல்லது ஏமாற்று செய்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవివేకిని

ఒక ఫూల్ లేదా డూప్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

मूर्ख बनवा किंवा फसवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

મૂર્ખ બનાવો અથવા છેતરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖ

ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಥವಾ ಡ್ಯೂಪ್ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢി

ഒരു വിഡ്ഢിയോ കപടമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ

ਨੂੰ ਮੂਰਖ ਬਣਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖਾ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیوقوف

کو بیوقوف یا دھوکہ دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愚弄

愚弄或欺骗

🇯🇵Japanese

ばかげた

馬鹿にしたり騙したりする

🇰🇷Korean

바보를 속이다

바보로 만들거나 속이는 사람으로 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trước kẻ ngốc

làm một kẻ ngốc hoặc bị lừa

🇹🇭Thai

โง่เขลา

ทำให้คนโง่หรือหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menipu

membodohi atau menipu

🇵🇭Filipino

lokohin

gumawa ng tanga o lokohin

🇲🇾Malay

memperbodohkan

membuat bodoh atau menipu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سخر

جعل أحمق أو خدعة

🇮🇷Persian

فریب دادن

احمق کردن یا فریب دادن

🇹🇷Turkish

aptal

aptal yerine koymak veya kandırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להטות

לעשות מטומטם או לרמות

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The primary meaning of 'befool' is 'make a fool or dupe of'.

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'befool' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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