swindle, cheat; deceive; trick
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Cozen Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
(v. i.)
To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully.
cozen
\coz"en\ (k?z"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. cozened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. cozening (-'n-?ng). ] [from cousin, hence, literally, to deceive through pretext of relationship, f. cousiner.] to cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. he had cozened the world by fine phrases. children may be cozened into a knowledge of the letters. goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen him, and expose him to public mirth for having been cozened.
cozen
\coz"en\, v. i. to deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully. some cogging, cozening slave.
cheat. [The Merchant of Venice]
deceive, cheat, defraud, trick.
(OFr) cousiner (to claim a blood relationship in order to gain advantage; to sponge)
cheat ;hoodwink ;swindle***He was the kind of individual who would cozen his friends in a cheap card game but remain eminently ethical in all his business dealings.
(OFr) cousiner (to claim a blood relationship in order to gain advantage; to sponge)
cheat ;hoodwink ;swindle***He was the kind of individual who would cozen his friends in a cheap card game but remain eminently ethical in all his business dealings.
Verb
1. be false to; be dishonest with
(synonym) deceive, lead on, delude
(hypernym) victimize, victimise
(hyponym) betray, sell
2. act with artful deceit
(hypernym) cheat, chisel
(derivation) scam, cozenage
3. cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
(hypernym) acquire, win, gain
(derivation) scam, cozenage
Cozen Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Cheating refers to an immoral way of achieving a goal. It is generally used for the breaking of rules to gain advantage in a competitive situation. The rules infringed may be explicit, or they may be from an unwritten code of conduct based on morality, ethics or custom, making the identification of cheating a subjective process. Cheating can refer specifically to marital infidelity. Someone who is known for cheating is referred to as a cheat in British English, and a cheater in American English.
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