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defraud

🇬🇧 UK/di'frɒ:d/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

v.

To obtain money or property from someone by deception or fraud; to swindle.

欺骗，诈骗

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
defraudother
=defraud

Common Collocations

  • 1.defraud investors欺诈投资者
  • 2.defraud customers欺诈客户

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The con artist defrauded hundreds of elderly investors out of their life savings.

  • 2.

    They were caught trying to defraud insurance companies with false medical claims.

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