dupe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dupe	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dupe n a person who is tricked or swindled Synonym(s): victim, dupe v fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" Synonym(s): gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dupe \Dupe\, n. [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of unknown origin; equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird, easily caught. Cf. Armor. houp[82]rik 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dupe \Dupe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Duping}.] [Cf. F. duper, fr. dupe. See {Dupe}, n.] 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.