Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To trick; deceive.
- To laugh at; make a mock of.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To jape; to laugh at; to deceive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, rare To
play atrick on; trick orbefool .
Etymologies
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From Middle English bejapen, bijapen, equivalent to be- + jape. Cognate with Scots bejaip ("to befool").
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