fooleth

Verb

fool (third-person singular simple present fools, present participle fooling, simple past and past participle fooled)

1. (transitive) To trick; to deceive.
   • She bit it gently and found that it resembled a worm in no way whatsoever as to taste although because it was long and slender, a Little Red Hen might easily be fooled by its appearance.1918, Florence White Williams, The Little Red Hen
2. (intransitive) To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
   • 1681/1682, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar
     Is this a time for fooling?
3. (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
   • They fool me to the top of my bent.c. 1599 to 1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, III.ii.384

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