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dupe

(do͞op, dyo͞op)

A person who is easily deceived or is used to carry out the designs of another.

tr.v. duped, dup·ing, dupes

To deceive (an unwary person). See Synonyms at deceive.

[French, from Old French, probably alteration of huppe, hoopoe (from the bird's somewhat foolish appearance); see hoopoe.]

dup′a·bil′i·ty n.

dup′a·ble adj.

dup′er n.

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dupe

(djuːp)

1. a person who is easily deceived

2. a person who unwittingly serves as the tool of another person or power

(tr) to deceive, esp by trickery; make a dupe or tool of; cheat; fool

[C17: from French, from Old French duppe, contraction of de huppe of (a) hoopoe (from Latin upupa); from the bird's reputation for extreme stupidity]

ˈdupable adj

ˌdupaˈbility n

ˈduper n

ˈdupery n

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dupe

(dup, dyup)

n., v. duped, dup•ing. n.

1. a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.

2. a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person.

v.t.

3. to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick.

[1675–85; < French; Middle French duppe for *(tête) d'uppe hoopoe's head, i.e., fool (compare tête de fou)]

dup′a•ble, adj.

dup`a•bil′i•ty, n.

dup′er, n.

dupe

Past participle: duped
Gerund: duping

Imperative
dupe
dupe

Present
I dupe
you dupe
he/she/it dupes
we dupe
you dupe
they dupe

Preterite
I duped
you duped
he/she/it duped
we duped
you duped
they duped

Present Continuous
I am duping
you are duping
he/she/it is duping
we are duping
you are duping
they are duping

Present Perfect
I have duped
you have duped
he/she/it has duped
we have duped
you have duped
they have duped

Past Continuous
I was duping
you were duping
he/she/it was duping
we were duping
you were duping
they were duping

Past Perfect
I had duped
you had duped
he/she/it had duped
we had duped
you had duped
they had duped

Future
I will dupe
you will dupe
he/she/it will dupe
we will dupe
you will dupe
they will dupe

Future Perfect
I will have duped
you will have duped
he/she/it will have duped
we will have duped
you will have duped
they will have duped

Future Continuous
I will be duping
you will be duping
he/she/it will be duping
we will be duping
you will be duping
they will be duping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been duping
you have been duping
he/she/it has been duping
we have been duping
you have been duping
they have been duping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been duping
you will have been duping
he/she/it will have been duping
we will have been duping
you will have been duping
they will have been duping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been duping
you had been duping
he/she/it had been duping
we had been duping
you had been duping
they had been duping

Conditional
I would dupe
you would dupe
he/she/it would dupe
we would dupe
you would dupe
they would dupe

Past Conditional
I would have duped
you would have duped
he/she/it would have duped
we would have duped
you would have duped
they would have duped

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Noun	1.	dupe - a person who is tricked or swindled victim individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" laughingstock, stooge, goat - a victim of ridicule or pranks chump, fall guy, gull, patsy, soft touch, sucker, mug, fool, mark - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of lamb - a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters) easy mark, sitting duck - a defenseless victim
Verb	1.	dupe - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" cod, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on kid, pull the leg of - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

dupe

verb

1. deceive, trick, cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), sting (informal), rip off (slang), hoax, defraud, beguile, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, outwit, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), pull a fast one on (informal), cozen Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.

noun

1. victim, mug (Brit. slang), sucker (slang), pigeon (slang), sap (slang), gull, pushover (slang), fall guy (informal), simpleton an innocent dupe in a political scandal

2. puppet, tool, instrument, pawn, stooge (slang), cat's-paw He was accused of being a dupe of the communists.

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dupe

noun

1. A person who is easily deceived or victimized:

butt, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim.

Informal: sucker.

Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap.

Chiefly British: mug.

2. A person used or controlled by others:

cat's-paw, instrument, pawn, puppet, stooge, tool.

verb

To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation:

beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick.

Informal: bamboozle, have.

Slang: four-flush.

Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride.

Translations

مَخْدوعيَخْدَع

důvěřivá oběťnapálitoklamat

føre bag lysetgodtroende personnarre

Gelackmeiertejemanden hinters Licht führenübertölpeln

dupe duper

ginningarfífl, flón; leiksoppurplata, gabba

gonzo sempliciotto duplicato fottere gabbare

apgaulės aukaapmulkintiapsukti

krāptmuļķotpiekrāptaispiemuļķotais

dåsemikkel godtroende person

ľahkoverný človek

aldatılmış kimseenayi kandırmakketenpereye getirmeksaf

上当者受骗的人愚弄欺骗

dupe

[djuːp]

A. N → inocentón/ona m/f
to be the dupe of → ser víctima de

B. VT (= trick) → engañar, embaucar; (= swindle) → timar
to dupe sb (into doing sth) → engañar or embaucar a algn (para que haga algo)

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dupe

[ˈdjuːp]

n (= person) → dupe f

vt → duper, tromper

dupe

vt → betrügen, überlisten, übertölpeln; he was duped into believing it → er fiel darauf rein

n → Betrogene(r) mf

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dupe

[djuːp]

1. n → zimbello/a
to be sb's dupe → lasciarsi ingannare da qn

2. vt → ingannare, gabbare
to dupe sb into doing sth → ingannare qn per fargli fare qc

dupe

(djuːp) noun

a person who is cheated or deceived. She had been the dupe of a dishonest rogue.

verb

to deceive or trick. He duped me into thinking he had gone home.

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Lady Susan's intentions are of course those of absolute coquetry, or a desire of universal admiration; I cannot for a moment imagine that she has anything more serious in view; but it mortifies me to see a young man of Reginald's sense duped by her at all.

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They felt as if they had been duped and made tools of, by a set of shrewd men of traffic, who had employed them to crack the nut, while they carried off the kernel.

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Percerin, beaten from his last retreat, and duped, moreover, by the feigned good-nature of Aramis, cut out five patterns and handed them to the bishop of Vannes.

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The duped Don Quixote did not miss a single stroke of the count, and he found that together with those of the night before they made up three thousand and twenty-nine.

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Oh, duped, duped like a monkey, cheated with an empty nutshell!" And with a hearty blow bestowed upon the nose of the smirking valet de chambre, he made all haste out of the episcopal palace.

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