dupe

(dūp, dyūp)
n.

1. An easily deceived person.
2. A person who functions as the tool of another person or power.

tr.v., duped, dup·ing, dupes.
To deceive (an unwary person). See synonyms at deceive.

[French, from Old French, probably alteration of huppe, hoopoe (from the bird's stupid appearance). See hoopoe.]

dupability dup'a·bil'i·ty n.
dupable dup'a·ble adj.
duper dup'er n.

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The men who perpetrated the London bombings — were they really suicide bombers, or were they under the impression there'd be enough time to get away before the bombs went off?

"...some police officials are increasingly considering the possibility that the men did not plan to commit suicide and were duped into dying. "

Link: Police Debate if London Plotters Were Suicide Bombers, or Dupes

Posted July 28, 2005.

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noun

1. A person who is easily deceived or victimized: butt³, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim. Informal sucker. Slang fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap¹. Chiefly British mug. See wise/foolish.
2. A person used or controlled by others: cat's-paw, instrument, pawn², puppet, stooge, tool. See over/under.

verb

To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick. Informal bamboozle, have. Slang four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest/dishonest.

n

Definition: person who is fooled
Antonyms: cognizant

For a list of words related to dupe, see:

• Memory and Data Storage - dupe: (vb) duplicate information, esp. from one disk to another
• Intelligence or Aptitude
• Fraud, Treachery, and Deception - dupe: one easily deceived or fooled; object of a swindle; cat’s-paw; chump; easy mark; fool; gull; mark; patsy; pigeon; pushover; sap; sucker; tool

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See words rhyming with "dupable."

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - snyde, narre, tage ved næsen
n. - godtroende person, fjols

2.
v. tr. - duplikere, kopiere, mangfoldiggøre
n. - dublet, duplikat, kopi, genpart

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedriegen, dupe, onnozele (hals)

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - tromper, duper
n. - dupe

2.
v. tr. - faire un double de, copier (une vidéo, etc), faire un contretype de (film), photocopier, refaire (inutilement), répéter (une action)
n. - duplicata

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - beschummeln, betrügen, täuschen
n. - Düpierter, Betrogener

2.
v. - verdoppeln, kopieren, vervielfältigen
n. - Kopie, Duplikat

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαπατώ, κοροϊδεύω
n. - κορόιδο, θύμα, απάτη

Italiano (Italian)
fregare, imbrogliare, gabbare, sempliciotto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ludibriar
n. - crédulo (m)

Русский (Russian)
надуть, простофиля

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - engañar, embaucar
n. - víctima

2.
v. tr. - duplicar
n. - primo, duplicado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dupera
n. - godtrogen person

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
易受骗的人, 易受愚弄的人, 欺骗, 愚弄

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 易受騙的人, 易受愚弄的人
v. tr. - 欺騙, 愚弄

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 사기 치다
n. - 잘 속는 사람

2.
v. tr. - 2부 복사하다
n. - 2부 복사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - だましやすい人
v. - だます

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخدع (الاسم) المغفل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוליך שולל, רימה‬
n. - ‮פתי, מרומה, קורבן‬
v. tr. - ‮שכפל‬
n. - ‮עותק‬

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