Befooling

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  • verb. Present participle of befool.
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  • noun. derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent
  • Word Usage
    "Jammu April 21 - Drawing parallel between L.K. Advani and Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in befooling people by false statements, the National Conference President and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said that the former hides the truth regarding Kandhar incident and the later tell brazen lies regarding Sindh Water Treaty."
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    derision  
    verb-stem
    befool