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- [doop, dyoop]
- /dup, dyup/
- /djuːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doop, dyoop]
- /dup, dyup/
Definitions of dupe word
- abbreviation DUPE duplicate. 1
- noun dupe Movies. a duplicate picture negative used for making additional release prints or for making special effects to be inserted in the release negative. the procedure for producing such a duplicate. 1
- noun dupe Television. a duplicate videotape obtained by electronic printing of the original videotape. 1
- verb with object dupe to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick. 1
- abbreviation DUPE duplicate. 1
- noun dupe Deceive; trick. 1
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Origin of dupe
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 Dupe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dupe 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".
dupe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dupe
verb dupe
- baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- victimize — to make a victim of.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- swindle — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
noun dupe
- sucker — a person or thing that sucks.
- mug — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- victim — a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident.
- target — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
adjective dupe
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
- lookalike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
- selfsame — being the very same; identical.
Antonyms for dupe
verb dupe
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
noun dupe
- cognizant — If someone is cognizant of something, they are aware of it or understand it.
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