(birini) enayi yerine koymak, budala mevkiine düşürmek, gülünç, düşürmek, rezil/maskara etmek, faka/tongaya bastırmak, aldatmak, kafese koymak.
They published his letters to her and made a fool of him before the world. The stranger made a fool of trusting old lady and went off with a lot of her money.