cozen (redirected from cozening)

coz·en  (kzn)

v. coz·ened, coz·en·ing, coz·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.

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

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cozen·er n.

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cozen

Verb

Literary to cheat or trick [originally a cant term]

cozenage n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	cozen - be false to; be dishonest with deceive, delude, lead on betray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" victimise, victimize - make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man" chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" shill - act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up" flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, play a joke on - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" befool, fool, gull - make a fool or dupe of cheat on, cuckold, wander, betray, cheat - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg - subject to a playful hoax or joke ensnare, entrap, frame, set up - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" humbug - trick or deceive
	2.	cozen - act with artful deceit chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
	3.	cozen - cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man" gain, win, acquire - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"