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Definition of decoy verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

decoy

verb
 
/dɪˈkɔɪ/
 
/dɪˈkɔɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they decoy
 
/dɪˈkɔɪ/
 
/dɪˈkɔɪ/
he / she / it decoys
 
/dɪˈkɔɪz/
 
/dɪˈkɔɪz/
past simple decoyed
 
/dɪˈkɔɪd/
 
/dɪˈkɔɪd/
past participle decoyed
 
/dɪˈkɔɪd/
 
/dɪˈkɔɪd/
-ing form decoying
 
/dɪˈkɔɪɪŋ/
 
/dɪˈkɔɪɪŋ/
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  1. decoy somebody/something to trick somebody/something into doing what you want them to do, going where you want them to go, etc.

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