cozen

🇬🇧 UK/'kʌzn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To cheat or trick someone; to deceive by artful means.

欺骗,哄骗

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
cozroot
+
ento put into, to cause
=cozen

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The con artist cozened the elderly woman out of her life savings.

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