dupe

[ doop, dyoop ]

/ dup, dyup /

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noun

a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.

a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person: a dupe of the opponents.

verb (used with object), duped, dup·ing.

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

Origin of dupe

1675–85; <French; Middle French duppe for *(tête) d'uppe head of hoopoe, i.e., fool (compare tête de fou) <Vulgar Latin *uppa,Latin upupa hoopoe, a bird thought to be especially stupid; cf. hoopoe

OTHER WORDS FROM dupe

dup·a·ble, adjectivedup·a·bil·i·ty, nounduper, nounun·dup·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby dupe

duotone, duotype, dup, Duparc, dupatta, dupe, dupery, dupion, duplation, duple, Dupleix

Definition for dupe (2 of 2)

dupe²

[ doop, dyoop ]

/ dup, dyup /

Informal.

noun

duplicate.

Movies.

a duplicate picture negative used for making additional release prints or for making special effects to be inserted in the release negative.
the procedure for producing such a duplicate.

Television. a duplicate videotape obtained by electronic printing of the original videotape.

verb (used with or without object), duped, dup·ing.

to duplicate.

adjective

duplicate.

Origin of dupe

First recorded in 1895–90; by shortening

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Example sentences from the Web for dupe

It was a beautified camp the Nazis used to dupe international visitors and officials.
How Do You Write About the Holocaust?|Ilana Bet-El|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Anyone who disagreed with their thinking, including fellow Republicans, was a traitor, or a liar, or a dupe.
Republicans Allowed Karl Rove to Mislead Them Again|Matt Latimer|November 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Steven decided to dupe his doctor when he returned from his elite boarding school exhausted by the intense competition there.
Faking ADHD Gets You Into Harvard|Heidi Mitchell|January 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But they apparently rejected the idea that Rana remained a dupe once the carnage in India had happened.
Chicago Trial's Explosive Revelations|ProPublica|June 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST

It was the face of a man who might dupe himself as well as others, and do it with generous enthusiasm and self-trust.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Their victims being ordinarily so easy to dupe, they do not care to become more expert.
The Sharper Detected and Exposed|Jean-Eugne Robert-Houdin
Guilty without profit, she saw herself the dupe of an honorable old man, whose respect she had doubtless lost.
The Marriage Contract|Honore de Balzac
I imagine that the only mistake about the whole matter is that I allowed myself to become the dupe of an unprincipled man.
Virgie's Inheritance|Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
Because, replied Langoiran, they are loading us with caresses, and I would rather fly like a dog than die like a dupe.
Old and New Paris, v. 1|Henry Sutherland Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for dupe

dupe

/ (djuːp) /

noun

a person who is easily deceived

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

verb

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

Derived forms of dupe

dupable, adjectivedupability, nounduper, noundupery, noun

Word Origin for dupe

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	dupe
释义	dupe ¹ [ doop, dyoop ] / dup, dyup / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dupe ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull. a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person: a dupe of the opponents. verb (used with object), duped, dup·ing. to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick. Origin of dupe ¹ 1675–85; <French; Middle French duppe for (tête) d'uppe head of hoopoe, i.e., fool (compare tête de fou) <Vulgar Latin uppa,Latin upupa hoopoe, a bird thought to be especially stupid; cf. hoopoe OTHER WORDS FROM dupe dup·a·ble, adjectivedup·a·bil·i·ty, nounduper, nounun·dup·a·ble, adjective Words nearby dupe duotone, duotype, dup, Duparc, dupatta, dupe, dupery, dupion, duplation, duple, Dupleix Definition for dupe (2 of 2) dupe² [ doop, dyoop ] / dup, dyup / Informal. noun duplicate. Movies. a duplicate picture negative used for making additional release prints or for making special effects to be inserted in the release negative. the procedure for producing such a duplicate. Television. a duplicate videotape obtained by electronic printing of the original videotape. verb (used with or without object), duped, dup·ing. to duplicate. adjective duplicate. Origin of dupe ² First recorded in 1895–90; by shortening Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dupe It was a beautified camp the Nazis used to dupe international visitors and officials. How Do You Write About the Holocaust?\|Ilana Bet-El\|May 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Anyone who disagreed with their thinking, including fellow Republicans, was a traitor, or a liar, or a dupe. Republicans Allowed Karl Rove to Mislead Them Again\|Matt Latimer\|November 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Steven decided to dupe his doctor when he returned from his elite boarding school exhausted by the intense competition there. Faking ADHD Gets You Into Harvard\|Heidi Mitchell\|January 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But they apparently rejected the idea that Rana remained a dupe once the carnage in India had happened. Chicago Trial's Explosive Revelations\|ProPublica\|June 10, 2011\|DAILY BEAST It was the face of a man who might dupe himself as well as others, and do it with generous enthusiasm and self-trust. The Debtor\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Their victims being ordinarily so easy to dupe, they do not care to become more expert. The Sharper Detected and Exposed\|Jean-Eugne Robert-Houdin Guilty without profit, she saw herself the dupe of an honorable old man, whose respect she had doubtless lost. The Marriage Contract\|Honore de Balzac I imagine that the only mistake about the whole matter is that I allowed myself to become the dupe of an unprincipled man. Virgie's Inheritance\|Mrs. Georgie Sheldon Because, replied Langoiran, they are loading us with caresses, and I would rather fly like a dog than die like a dupe. Old and New Paris, v. 1\|Henry Sutherland Edwards British Dictionary definitions for dupe dupe / (djuːp) / noun a person who is easily deceived a person who unwittingly serves as the tool of another person or power verb (tr) to deceive, esp by trickery; make a dupe or tool of; cheat; fool Derived forms of dupe dupable, adjectivedupability, nounduper, noundupery, noun Word Origin for dupe 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dupe patsy, sitting duck, baffle, victimize, cheat, swindle, bamboozle, mislead, betray, deceive, hoodwink, defraud, delude, fool, sucker, fish, mark, victim, butt, chump
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dupe

noun

verb (used with object), duped, dup·ing.

Origin of dupe

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Definition for dupe (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with or without object), duped, dup·ing.

adjective

Origin of dupe

Example sentences from the Web for dupe

British Dictionary definitions for dupe

noun

verb

Derived forms of dupe

Word Origin for dupe

Words related to dupe