misfool

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ fool

Verb

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

1. (dialect) To fool or deceive; to cause to be mistaken.
   • 1982, Robert Herring, Hub, page 197:

     Well, I'm blamed! Come that close agin and me watchin' too. Misfooled me. I'll give him that much.

   • 1995, Sonya Birmingham, Frost Flower, page 101:

     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?"

   • 1997, Rose Cecil O'Neill, Miriam Forman-Brunell, The Story of Rose O'Neill: An Autobiography, page 69:

     Uncle Jake was misfooled by what Jeff told him.