befooling
NounSynonyms:
stultification
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistentSynonyms: stultification
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Befool \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. [1913 Webster]
This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men.— Fuller.[1913 Webster]
2.To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. "Some befooling drug." --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]