Duplicate vs. Dupe — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Duplicate and Dupe
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Duplicate
Identically copied from an original.
Dupe
A person who is easily deceived or is used to carry out the designs of another.
Duplicate
Existing or growing in two corresponding parts; double.
Dupe
To deceive (an unwary person).
Duplicate
Denoting a manner of play in cards in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end
Duplicate bridge.
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Dupe
A person who has been deceived.
Duplicate
An identical copy; a facsimile.
Dupe
(photography) A duplicate of a photographic image.
Duplicate
One that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original.
Dupe
(restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
Duplicate
(Games) A card game in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end.
Dupe
(informal) A duplicate.
Duplicate
To make an exact copy of.
Dupe
A counterfeit; a fake.
Duplicate
To make twofold; double.
Dupe
To swindle, deceive, or trick.
Duplicate
To make or perform again; repeat
A hard feat to duplicate.
Dupe
(transitive) To duplicate.
Can you dupe this photo for me?
Duplicate
To become duplicate.
Dupe
One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
Duplicate
Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
This is a duplicate entry.
Dupe
To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.
Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits.
Duplicate
(games) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
Duplicate whist
Duplicate Scrabble
Dupe
A person who is tricked or swindled
Duplicate
(transitive) To make a copy of.
If we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?
Can you duplicate this kind of key?
Dupe
Fool or hoax;
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me!
Duplicate
(transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
You don't need to duplicate my efforts.
Duplicate
(transitive) To produce something equal to.
He found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.
Duplicate
One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
This is a duplicate, but a very good replica.
Duplicate
(legal) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original
Duplicate
A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
Duplicate
(uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.
Duplicate
(uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.
Duplicate
A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
Duplicate
Double; twofold.
Duplicate
That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart.
I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch.
Duplicate
An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original.
Duplicate
To double; to fold; to render double.
Duplicate
To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or transcript of.
Duplicate
To divide into two by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, infusoria duplicate themselves.
Duplicate
Something additional of the same kind;
He always carried extras in case of an emergency
Duplicate
A copy that corresponds to an original exactly;
He made a duplicate for the files
Duplicate
Make or do or perform again;
He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
Duplicate
Duplicate or match;
The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
Duplicate
Make a duplicate or duplicates of;
Could you please duplicate this letter for me?
Duplicate
Increase twofold;
The population doubled within 50 years
Duplicate
Identically copied from an original;
A duplicate key
Duplicate
Being two identical
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