dupe
To swindle, deceive, or trickTo swindle, deceive, or trick.
» Tom has been duped.
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2 sensesTo swindle, deceive, or trick.
überlisten, übertölpeln, X trickreich überreden
обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ, одура́чиватьoduráčivatʹ, вводи́ть в заблужде́ниеvvodítʹ v zabluždénije
(transitive)To duplicate.
Can you dupe this photo for me?
- fool or hoax
Examples
20 sentencesTom has been duped.
You were duped by Tom.
He was duped by being fed false information.
The bank duped investors into buying bad mortgages.
I was duped into thinking he was trustworthy.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, oFrom French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.
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Forms
dupes, duping, duped, dupedSynonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.