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dupe
(do͞op, dyo͞op)n.
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)n
1. a person who is easily deceived
2. a person who unwittingly serves as the tool of another person or power
vb
(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.
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dupe
Past participle: duped
Gerund: duping
| Imperative |
|---|
| dupe |
| dupe |
| Present |
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| 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. [画像:dupe - a person who is tricked or swindled]dupe - a person who is tricked or swindled
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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. [画像:dupe - fool or hoax]dupe - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
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"
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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
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Translations
مَخْدوعيَخْدَع
důvěřivá oběťnapálitoklamat
føre bag lysetgodtroende personnarre
Gelackmeierte jemanden hinters Licht führenübertölpeln
ginningarfífl, flón; leiksoppurplata, gabba
apgaulės aukaapmulkintiapsukti
krāptmuļķotpiekrāptaispiemuļķotais
ľahkoverný človek
dupe
[djuːp]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dupe
n → Betrogene(r) mf
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dupe
[djuːp]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dupe
(djuːp) noun a person who is cheated or deceived. She had been the dupe of a dishonest rogue. slagoffer مَخْدوع будала vítima důvěřivá oběť der/die Gelackmeierte (sl.) godtroende person κορόιδο, θύμα ingenuo haneksvõetu آدم فریب خورده jonkun huiputtama henkilö dupe פתי भोला, सीधा, धोखा खाने वाला lakovjeran, prevaren balek korban penipuan ginningarfífl, flón; leiksoppur vittima だまされやすい人 속기 쉬운 사람 apgaulės auka piekrāptais; piemuļķotais orang yang tertipu dupe dåsemikkel, godtroende person osoba oszukana, ofiara oszustwa, `jeleń` هغه څوك چې دوپه شوې وې vítima fraier простофиля ľahkoverný človek, hlupák prevaranec naivčina person som har blivit dragen vid näsan, lättlurad (godtrogen) person คนที่ถูกหลอกลวง aldatılmış kimse, enayi, saf 受騙上當的人 роззява جسے دھوکا دیا گیا ہو người bị lừa bịp 受骗的人,上当者
verb to deceive or trick. He duped me into thinking he had gone home. bedrieg يَخْدَع мамя ludibriar oklamat, napálit übertölpeln narre; føre bag lyset εξαπατώ engañar haneks võtma فریب دادن huiputtaa duper לְרָמוֹת, לְסָדֵר ठगना, धोखा देना prevariti, nasamariti becsap menipu plata, gabba ingannare, imbrogliare だます 속이다 apsukti, apmulkinti krāpt; muļķot menipu bedriegen føre bak lyset, narre nabrać kogoś دوپه كول، غولول ludibriar a păcăli одурачивать oklamať prevarati nasamariti dupera, lura หลอกลวง kandırmak, ketenpereye getirmek 欺騙,詐騙 обдурювати دھوکا دینا lừa bịp 欺骗,愚弄
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