befool

Etymology

From Middle English bifolen, equivalent to be- + fool.

verb

1. (transitive, archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
   Nothing doth so befoole a man as extreme passion; this doth both make them fooles, which otherwise are not; and show them to be fooles that are so […] 1605, Joseph Hall, Meditations and Vowes, Diuine and Morall, London: John Porter, section 63
   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. 1901, Andrew Lang, “The Fairy of the Dawn”, in The Violet Fairy Book
   They alleged Dr Sidhu had no specialization in reducing weight and was only befooling innocent people. July 13 2009, “BJP workers stage protest after leader dies in hospital”, in Times of India, retrieved 2013-05-29