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Webster 1913 Edition

Dupe

Dupe

(dūp)
,
Noun.
[F., prob. from Prov. F.
dupe
,
dube
; of unknown origin; equiv. to F.
huppe
hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor.
houpérik
hoopoe, a man easily deceived. Cf. also
Gull
,
Booby
.]
One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull;
as, the
dupe
of a schemer
.

Dupe

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Duped
(dūpt)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Duping
.]
[Cf. F.
duper
, fr.
dupe
. See
Dupe
,
Noun.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dupe

DUPE

,
Noun.
[See the verb.] A person who is deceived; or one easily led astray by his credulity; as the dupe of a party.

DUPE

,
Verb.
T.
To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on ones credulity; as, to be duped by flattery.

Definition 2024

düpe

düpe

See also: dupe and dupé

Volapük

Noun

düpe

  1. dative singular of düp

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