"foolify" meaning in English

See foolify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: foolifies [present, singular, third-person], foolifying [participle, present], foolified [participle, past], foolified [past]
Etymology: fool + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fool|ify}} fool + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} foolify (third-person singular simple present foolifies, present participle foolifying, simple past and past participle foolified)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) to fool, to make a fool of Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-foolify-en-verb-SSEFl5YL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify

Inflected forms

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