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misfool

misfool verb: to fool or deceive; to cause to be mistaken.

Verb

misfool (third-person singular simple present misfools, present participle misfooling, simple past and past participle misfooled)

  1. (dialectal) To fool or deceive; to cause to be mistaken.
    • Well, I'm blamed! Come that close agin and me watchin' too. Misfooled me. I'll give him that much.1982, Robert Herring, Hub, page 197
    • Don't let this flatlander misfool you, preacher,” he warned, holding out a fleshy hand. “How do you know he's what he claims to be?"1995, Sonya Birmingham, Frost Flower, page 101

Forms of misfool

third-person singular presentmisfools
present participlemisfooling
past participlemisfooled
pastmisfooled

Origin of misfool

From mis- + fool.

Questions about misfool

What does misfool mean?
Misfool means to fool or deceive; to cause to be mistaken.
What part of speech is misfool?
Misfool is a verb.
What is the past tense of misfool?
The past tense of misfool is misfooled.

Words near misfool in the dictionary

  1. misfold
  2. misfolded
  3. misfolding
  4. misfoldings
  5. misfolds
  6. misfool
  7. misfooled
  8. misfooling
  9. misfools
  10. misforecast
  11. misforecasted

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