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. This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men. --Fuller. 2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. ``Some befooling drug.'' --G. Eliot.