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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dupe1 /dup, dyup/USA pronunciation n., v., duped, dup•ing. n. [countable] - a person who is easily tricked:He was the dupe of the racketeers.
- a person who serves a cause without question:The senator accused them of being dupes of a communist conspiracy.
v. - to make a dupe of;
deceive;
delude;
trick: [~ + object]The agency duped her.[~ + object + into + object]They had duped me into the sale.
dup•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dupe1 (do̅o̅p, dyo̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n., v., duped, dup•ing. n. - a person who is easily deceived or fooled;
gull. - a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person:a dupe of the opponents.
v.t. - to make a dupe of;
deceive;
delude;
trick.
- Vulgar Latin *uppa, Latin upupa hoopoe, a bird thought to be especially stupid; compare hoopoe
- French; Middle French duppe for *(tête) d'uppe head of hoopoe, i.e., fool (cf tête de fou)
- 1675–85
- Informal Termsduplicate.
- Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures.]
- Cinemaa duplicate picture negative used for making additional release prints or for making special effects to be inserted in the release negative.
- Cinemathe procedure for producing such a duplicate.
- Cinema, Radio and Television, Show Business[Television.]a duplicate videotape obtained by electronic printing of the original videotape.
v.t., v.i. - to duplicate.
adj. - duplicate.
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