Be‐fool″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Befooled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Befooling.] [OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.] 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.” G. Eliot.