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to phish

to phish

1 7.5
To try to trick people on the internet into giving personal information
  • verb
  • /fɪʃ/
  • Texting
: phishing
  • Accounts are phished when users are tricked into clicking an email or IM link that takes them to fake login pages.

Examples

  • Alerting someone that is potentially committing fraud can make matters worse, as fraudsters are oftentimes phishing for information through these processes.

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  • During the seminar, they explained how hackers often phish individuals by creating deceptive messages that appear legitimate.

  • You are phishing as far as I am concerned, and you are done here.

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  • Hi, I'm phishing again, I guess!

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  • He's been phishing ever since with fake missing persons websites.

    Abduction (2011)

  • Many people fell victim to a scam when they were phished through a fake bank email asking for their password.

  • The security expert warned that users should never enter personal details on websites where they might be phished.

Antonyms

to protect
∞ 1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

How Deceptive

to defraud
  • Formal
40 6.9
to phish
  • Texting
1 7.5
to trick
326 3.5
to mislead
87 3.9

Surface Forms

phish infinitive
phished past
phished past participle
phishing present participle
phishes third person singular

Etymology

Phish as a verb keeps the same image: it means to 'fish' online by sending fake emails or websites to 'hook' your passwords or card numbers. So to phish is to try to trick people into giving private information.