Fool and Lie

Fool

Fool verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

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Lie and fool are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a verb "Fool".

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

Usage example: would I lie to you about that?

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Fool and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fool" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

old	old fool	old lie
elaborate	elaborate fool	elaborate lie
complete	complete fool	complete lie
utter	utter fool	utter lie
Other adjectives: total, original, simple, stupid, big, innocent, harmless, bigger.

character	fool character	lie character
man	fool man	lie man
people	fool people	lie people
time	fool time	lie time
Other words: world, times, friends.

Those are not examples of this trope, although the results are effectively identical (the character can utter a lie, but can't fool anyone).

Source: Cannot Tell a Lie
He finally completely believes he is a murderer, enough to fool the best lie-detector they have.

Source: Mind Rape / Live-Action TV
Subverted at the end, where a geneticist reveals that it was all big lie meant to fool people into not killing anymore.

Source: Literature / Wolfish Nature

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