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cozen::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deceive, delude, lead on |
| Type of | victimise, victimize |
| Has types | cheat, cheat on, chisel, betray, cuckold, ensnare, entrap, flim-flam, fob, fool, fox, frame, gull, hoax, humbug, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, pull someone's leg, befool, sell, shill, set up, trick, wander |
Examples of cozen
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Cozen, Bunco and Kidder send their love to Nonsensica and look forward to seeing you soon.
From the guardian.co.uk
The knowledge and guile of their managers enabled them to corrupt and cozen all too many of the region's elected public officials and to thwart the legitimate aspirations of the people.
From the kentucky.com
Winters'country-cozen dialect is familiar, and Phyllis Diller attacks her customary fright-wig role with the comic appeal of a black-widow spider putting away a fly.
From the time.com
- Deceive: be false to; be dishonest with
- Act with artful deceit
- Cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
- (cozenage) scam: a fraudulent business scheme
- Cheating is an act of lying, deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition. Cheating characteristically is employed to create an unfair advantage, usually in one's own interest, and often at the expense of others, Cheating implies the breaking of s. ...
- Cozens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way
- (cozenage) The fact or practice of cozening; cheating, deception; An instance of cozening; a scam
