fool (v.) Copy link Outline I. To trifle with; make a fool of any one1. lūdo, si, sum, 32. lūdĭfĭco, lūdĭfĭcor, 13. lacto, 1 (to lead a person on; to cajole)4. frustror, 1II. To fool away • fool (v.): I. To trifle with; make a fool of any one: 1. lūdo, si, sum, 3: I have f.'d him nicely, eum lusi jocose satis, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12: begone, you are f.ing me, abi! ludis me, Pl.: Ter. 2. lūdĭfĭco, lūdĭfĭcor, 1: v. fool (I., fin.). 3. lacto, 1 (to lead a person on; to cajole): had you not f.'d me on in my passion, nisi me lactasses amantem, Ter. And. 4, 1, 23: Pl. 4. frustror, 1: Pl. Am. 2, 2, 210: v. to disappoint. II. To fool away: i. e., to waste foolishly: illūdo, si, sum, 3 (with dat. or acc.): while seeking to humour you, I have almost f.'d away my daughter's life, dum studeo obsequi tibi, pene illusi vitam filiae, Ter. And. 5, 1, 3: as though in the utmost abundance to f. away money, tanquam in summa abundantia, pecuniae il., Tac. Hist. 2, 94: comp. ib., solâ perdendi curâ: and Sall. Cat. 20, tamen summâ lubidine divitias vincere nequeunt, with all their f.ing of it away, they cannot get through their wealth: v. to squander.