cozen

v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

v.tr.

1. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
2. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
3. To obtain by deceit or persuasion.

v.intr.
To act deceitfully.

[Perhaps from Middle English cosin, fraud, trickery.]

cozener coz'en·er n.

verb

1. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick. Informal bamboozle, have. Slang four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest/dishonest.
2. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery: bilk, cheat, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize. Informal chisel, flimflam, take, trim. Slang diddle, do, gyp, stick, sting. See honest/dishonest.

IN BRIEF: v. - Cheat or trick; Act with artful deceit; Be false to.

Tutor's tip: Unfortunately, it was my "cousin" (your aunt's or uncle's child) who wanted to "cozen" (cheat or deceive) me.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: be false to; be dishonest with
  Synonyms: deceive, lead on, delude

Meaning #2: act with artful deceit

Meaning #3: cheat or trick

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - snyde, bedrage, besnære
v. intr. - være bedragerisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedriegen, listig ompraten, beetnemen, bedrog

Français (French)
v. tr. - frauder, persuader (qn) de faire qch (par des cajoleries), obtenir (par des cajoleries)
v. intr. - tromper, décevoir

Deutsch (German)
v. - betören, hinterlistig handeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) εξαπατώ

Italiano (Italian)
ingannare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lesar, induzir

Русский (Russian)
обманывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - engañar con artimañas
v. intr. - engañar con artimañas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bedra, lura

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
骗取, 诈骗, 哄骗, 干欺骗勾当

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 騙取, 詐騙, 哄騙
v. intr. - 幹欺騙勾當

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 속여서 빼앗다
v. intr. - 속이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - かつぐ, 騙す, 騙し取る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) غش, خدع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוציא במרמה‬
v. intr. - ‮נהג ברמאות‬

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