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1 dupe
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dupe — ► VERB ▪ deceive; trick. ► NOUN ▪ a victim of deception. DERIVATIVES duper noun. ORIGIN French dialect dupe hoopoe , from the bird s supposedly stupid appearance … English terms dictionary
dupe — I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French duppe, probably alteration of huppe hoopoe Date: 1681 one that is easily deceived or cheated ; fool II. transitive verb (duped; duping) Date: 1704 to make a dupe of • duper … New Collegiate Dictionary
dupe — (n.) 1680s, from Fr. dupe deceived person, from M.Fr. duppe (early 15c.), thieves jargon, perhaps from phrase de huppe of the hoopoe, an extravagantly crested and reputedly stupid bird. The verb is from 1704. Related: Duped … Etymology dictionary
dupe — I verb befool, beguile, bilk, cheat, circumvent, counterfeit, cozen, create a false impression, cully, deceive, defraud, delude, ensnare, entrap, fleece, fool, gull, hoax, inveigle, lactare, make a fool of, misdirect, misguide, mislead, mulct,… … Law dictionary
dupe — verb deceive; trick. noun a victim of deception. Derivatives dupable adjective duper noun dupery noun Origin C17: from Fr. dialect dupe hoopoe , from the bird s supposedly stupid appearance … English new terms dictionary
dupe — I UK [djuːp] / US [dup] verb [transitive] Word forms dupe : present tense I/you/we/they dupe he/she/it dupes present participle duping past tense duped past participle duped to trick someone into believing something that is not true or into doing … English dictionary
dupe — [[t]dju͟ːp, AM du͟ːp[/t]] dupes, duping, duped 1) VERB If a person dupes you, they trick you into doing something or into believing something which is not true. [V n into ing] ...a plot to dupe stamp collectors into buying fake rarities... [V n]… … English dictionary
dupe — dupe1 [ dup ] verb transitive to trick someone into believing something that is not true or into doing something that is stupid or illegal: Many voters now feel duped by the government. dupe someone into doing something: Henson duped the couple… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dupe — 1 noun (C) someone who is tricked, especially into becoming involved in something illegal 2 verb (transitive usually passive) to trick or deceive someone: dupe sb into doing sth: Consumers are being duped into buying faulty electronic goods … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dupe — [djuːp] verb [T] I to trick someone into believing or doing something stupid or illegal II noun [C] dupe [djuːp] someone who is tricked into believing or doing something stupid or illegal … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
dupe — /djup / (say dyoohp) noun 1. a person who is imposed upon or deceived; a gull. –verb (t) (duped, duping) 2. to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick. {French, from Old French: duppe, contraction of de huppe of a hoopoe, the bird being… …