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duping

djuːp

verb

deceive; trick.

the newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story

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duped

djuːp

verb

deceive; trick.

the newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story

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decoying

verb

lure or entice (a person or animal) away from their intended course, typically into a trap.

they would try to decoy the enemy towards the hidden group

lure,entice,induce,inveigle,ensnare,tempt,seduce,entrap,snare,trap

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decoyed

verb

lure or entice (a person or animal) away from their intended course, typically into a trap.

they would try to decoy the enemy towards the hidden group

lure,entice,induce,inveigle,ensnare,tempt,seduce,entrap,snare,trap

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deceiving

dɪˈsiːv

verb

deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.

I didn’t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne

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deceives

dɪˈsiːv

verb

deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.

I didn’t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne

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deceived

dɪˈsiːv

verb

deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.

I didn’t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne

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deceive

dɪˈsiːv

verb

deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.

I didn’t intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne

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