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Define the word dupe

"Dupe" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Dupe \Dupe\ (d[=u]p), n. [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of
   unknown origin; equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird,
   easily caught. Cf. Armor. houp['e]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.
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"Dupe" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Dupe \Dupe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duped (d[=u]pt); 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.
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         Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits. --
                                                  Coleridge.
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"dupe" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

dupe
     n : a person who is tricked or swindled [syn: victim]
     v : fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
         everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, slang, befool,
          cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across]

"dupe" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"