verb
- past tense and past participle of dupe; deceived or tricked someone into believing something false
Examples
- She was duped into buying fake jewelry at the market.
- The investors were duped by the fraudulent scheme.
- He duped his friends into thinking he was wealthy.
- Many customers were duped by the misleading advertisement.
- The con artist duped elderly people out of their savings.
- I can’t believe I was duped so easily by that story.