dupe
1 of 2verb/d(j)up/
Forms:dupes,duping,duped,duped
1
to trick someone into believing something that is not true
transitive- The scammer duped unsuspecting individuals into giving away their personal information by pretending to be a bank representative.
- She felt ashamed after realizing she had been duped by the smooth-talking salesman into buying a faulty product.
- The politician duped voters with false promises during the election campaign.
- Don't be easily duped by offers that seem too good to be true.
- He duped his friend into lending him money by fabricating a story about needing it for an emergency.