01 n. One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
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One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Dupe
/(dūp)/
· IPA /duːp/
02 v. t. To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.
imp. & p. p.
Duped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Duping
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To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.“Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits.” — Coleridge.