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- [doop, dyoop]
- /dup, dyup/
- /ˈdjuː.pəbl/
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- [doop, dyoop]
- /dup, dyup/
Definitions of dupable word
- noun dupable a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull. 1
- noun dupable a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person: a dupe of the opponents. 1
- verb with object dupable to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick. 1
- noun dupable Capable of being duped. 1
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Origin of dupable
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < French; Middle French duppe for *(tête) d'uppe head of hoopoe, i.e., fool (compare tête de fou) < Vulgar Latin *uppa, Latin upupa hoopoe, a bird thought to be especially stupid; cf. hoopoe
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Parts of speech for Dupable
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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dupable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dupable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dupable
adj dupable
- self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
- foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- gullible — easily deceived or cheated.
- naive — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
adjective dupable
- easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
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