/ Dictionary / Index D Defoe: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: De•foe Pronunciation: (di-fō'), [key] 1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: defoe (Thesaurus) defocus defog Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language