unfool en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌnˈfuːl/
Etymology
From un- + fool.
Meanings
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(transitive) To restore from folly, from being a fool, or from being foolish.
haue you any way then to vnfoole me againe. Set downe the basket
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unfools | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unfooled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unfooled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unfooling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |