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Deceived vs Befool - What's the difference?

deceived | befool |

As verbs the difference between deceived and befool

is that deceived is past tense of deceive while befool is to make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).

deceived

English

Verb

(head)
  • (deceive)

    • deceive

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Verb

    (deceiv)
  • To trick or mislead.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get enough booty to win the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate pirates.” }}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * deception * deceptive * deceit

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    befool

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
  • * 1853 , , The Newcomes , ch. 40:
    • Flattery is their nature—to coax, flatter and sweetly befool some one is every woman's business.
  • * 1901 , , "The Fairy of the Dawn" in The Violet Fairy Book :
    • But above all beware never to look the Fairy of the Dawn in the face, for she has eyes that will bewitch you, and glances that will befool you.
  • * 2009 July 13, " BJP workers stage protest after leader dies in hospital," TImes of India (retrieved 29 May 2013):
    • They alleged Dr Sidhu had no specialization in reducing weight and was only befooling innocent people.

    Usage notes

    * Although archaic in Western countries, this verb is still current in the English of South Asia.