dupe

🇺🇸 /duːp/ 🇬🇧 /djuːp/
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verb
R

to deceive someone in a way that causes them to believe something that is not true

They soon realized they had been duped by the con artist.

noun
R

a person who has been deceived, especially someone who is easily tricked or cheated

These men were simply the dupes of their unscrupulous leaders, never realizing they were being used.

translation

v. to deceive someone in a way that causes them to believe something that is not true
n. a person who has been deceived, especially someone who is easily tricked or cheated

Word Forms

Progressive duping
Past duped
3rd Present dupes
Perfect duped
Plural dupes