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(djuːp, US duːp)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense dupes, present participle duping, past tense, past participle duped
1. verb
If a person dupes you, they trick you into doing something or into believing something which is not true.
...a plot to dupe stamp collectors into buying fake rarities. [VERB noun + into]
We know some sex offenders dupe the psychologists who assess them. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: deceive, trick, cheat, con [informal] More Synonyms of dupe
2. countable noun
A dupe is someone who is tricked by someone else.
He becomes an innocent dupe in a political scandal.
Synonyms: victim, mug [British, slang], sucker [slang], pigeon [slang] More Synonyms of dupe
More Synonyms of dupe

dupe in British English

(djuːp)
noun
1. 
a person who is easily deceived
2. 
a person who unwittingly serves as the tool of another person or power
verb
3. (transitive)
to deceive, esp by trickery; make a dupe or tool of; cheat; fool
Derived forms
dupable (ˈdupable)
adjective
dupability (ˌdupaˈbility)
noun
duper (ˈduper)
noun
dupery (ˈdupery)
noun
Word origin
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

dupe in American English 1

(dup; djup)
noun
1. 
a person easily tricked or fooled
verb transitiveWord forms: duped or ˈduping
2. 
to deceive by trickery; fool or cheat
SIMILAR WORDS:  cheat
Derived forms
dupable (ˈdupable)
adjective
duper (ˈduper)
noun
Word origin
Fr < OFr duppe, cant alteration of L upupa, hoopoe, stupid bird

dupe in American English 2

(dup; djup)
noun, verb transitiveWord forms: duped or ˈduping
duplicate

Examples of 'dupe' in a sentence
dupe

It is alleged to have duped some 5,000 people out of as much as $40 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
People do not feel tricked or duped.
Christianity Today (2000)
But she remains in hiding from the angry victims she duped.
The Sun (2012)
Such big sums of money are stolen each year partly because the offenders find new ways to dupe their victims.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The cricketing public can be duped by the media agenda as opposed to a fair and balanced assessment of the game.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Intelligent people are duped as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Did she willingly take part in espionage, or was she little more than an innocent dupe?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Once what is printed is decided by the judiciary then it will be the establishment that is protected while the people are duped.
The Sun (2016)
Above are three other women's stories of how they were duped by cheats.
The Sun (2009)
But if they were correct, how could so many investors be duped?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He also pointed out that in-house lawyers at corporations were not easily duped.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are not just talking about vulnerable people being caught by this - intelligent people are duped as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The people are being duped.
The Sun (2015)
But isn't it telling of the naivety of the people who were duped by the claim that they could get a tan from their computer?
The Sun (2009)
The slowing economy, lure of high returns and limited alternative investment choices have resulted in countless people being duped by Ponzi schemes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Quite simply it is a waste of time for the buyer, seller and agent, and makes people feel duped and angry.
The Sun (2013)

In other languages
dupe

British English: dupe VERB
If a person dupes you, they trick you into doing something or into believing something which is not true.
...a plot to dupe stamp collectors into buying fake rarities.
  • American English: dupe
  • Brazilian Portuguese: enganar
  • Chinese: 欺骗
  • European Spanish: engañar
  • French: duper
  • German: betrügen
  • Italian: raggirare
  • Japanese: だます
  • Korean: 속이다
  • European Portuguese: enganar
  • Latin American Spanish: engañar
British English: dupe NOUN
A dupe is someone who is tricked by someone else.
He becomes an innocent dupe in a political scandal.
  • American English: dupe
  • Brazilian Portuguese: otário
  • Chinese: 冤大头
  • European Spanish: víctima
  • French: dupe
  • German: Betrogene
  • Italian: vittima di un raggiro
  • Japanese: かも
  • Korean: 사기 당한 사람
  • European Portuguese: otário
  • Latin American Spanish: víctima

1 (noun) 
Definition
a person who is easily deceived
an innocent dupe in a political scandal
Synonyms
victim
the victim of a particularly cruel hoax
mug (British, slang)
I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.
sucker (slang)
Keep giving us your money, sucker!
pigeon (slang)
sap (slang)
He's always seemed a poor sap to me.
gull
pushover (slang)
He's a tough negotiator – you won't find him a pushover.
fall guy (informal)
simpleton
2 (noun) 
He was accused of being a dupe of the communists.
Synonyms
puppet
The ministers have denied that they are puppets of a foreign government.
tool
He became the tool of the security services.
instrument (informal)
The Council was an instrument of Government.
pawn
They are being used as political pawns.
stooge (slang)
He has vehemently rejected claims that he is a government stooge.
cat's-paw
(verb) 
Definition
to deceive or cheat
Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.
Synonyms
deceive
He has deceived and disillusioned us all.
trick
He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him.
cheat
He cheated people out of their life savings.
con (informal)
He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings.
kid (informal)
Are you sure you're not kidding me?
I'm just kidding.
sting (informal)
rip off (slang)
hoax
He recently hoaxed a number of celebrities.
defraud
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government.
beguile
He used his newspapers to beguile his readers.
gull (archaic)
Consumers are no longer so easily gulled into paying extra for a designer label.
delude
We delude ourselves that we are in control.
swindle
He swindled investors out of millions of pounds.
outwit
bamboozle (informal)
He was bamboozled by conmen.
hoodwink
Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.
take for a ride (informal)
pull a fast one on (informal)
cozen
scam (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bamboozle
Definition
to cheat
He was bamboozled by conmen.
Synonyms
cheat,
do (informal),
kid (informal),
skin (slang),
trick,
fool,
take in (informal),
con (informal),
stiff,
sting (informal),
mislead,
rip off (slang),
thwart,
deceive,
fleece,
hoax,
defraud,
dupe,
beguile,
gull (archaic),
delude,
swindle,
stitch up (slang),
victimize,
hoodwink,
double-cross (informal),
diddle (informal),
take for a ride (informal),
do the dirty on (British, informal),
bilk,
pull a fast one on (informal),
cozen
in the sense of beguile
Definition
to charm (someone) into doing something he or she would not normally do
He used his newspapers to beguile his readers.
Synonyms
fool,
trick,
take in,
cheat,
con (informal),
mislead,
impose on,
deceive,
dupe,
gull (archaic),
delude,
bamboozle,
hoodwink,
take for a ride (informal),
befool
in the sense of cheat
Definition
to defraud
He cheated people out of their life savings.
Synonyms
deceive,
skin (slang),
trick,
fool,
take in (informal),
con (informal),
stiff (slang),
sting (informal),
mislead,
rip off (slang),
fleece,
hoax,
defraud,
dupe,
beguile,
gull (archaic),
do (informal),
swindle,
stitch up (slang),
victimize,
bamboozle (informal),
hoodwink,
double-cross (informal),
diddle (informal),
take for a ride (informal),
bilk,
pull a fast one on (informal),
screw (informal),
finagle (informal),
cozen,
scam (slang)

Nearby words of
dupe

  • dunlin
  • dunny
  • duo
  • dupe
  • duplicate
  • duplication
  • duplicity

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