dupe

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1. dupe - Noun

2. dupe - Verb

Meaning

One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.

To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.

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As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other. Giacomo Casanova

We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised for a fool is covered with steel and it is often very hard to find his vulnerable part. Giacomo Casanova

The years that are gone seem like dreams -if one might go on sleeping and dreaming- but to wake up and find -oh! well! perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all ones life. Kate Chopin

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do; and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough. William Hazlitt

The dupe who takes possession of a lame ox is seldom recognized as a fool. South African Proverb

Only a dupe checks the depth of the water with both feet. Botswana Proverb

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