All 4 Uses of
dupe
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Cease, then, to allow yourself to be duped by vain hopes, that even your own excellent heart refuses to believe in.†
Chpt 17-18 *
- Thus the Genoese, subtle as he was, was duped by Edmond, in whose favor his mild demeanor, his nautical skill, and his admirable dissimulation, pleaded.†
Chpt 22-23
- There is a dupe somewhere.†
Chpt 55-56
- "He is worn out," said Debray; "besides, he could not well appear in public, since he has been the dupe of the Cavalcanti, who, it appears, presented themselves to him with false letters of credit, and cheated him out of 100,000 francs upon the hypothesis of this principality."†
Chpt 109-110
Definition:
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(dupe) to fool someone; or the person fooled -- especially if tricked into doing something