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defraud

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de·fraud  (d-frôd)
tr.v. de·fraud·ed, de·fraud·ing, de·frauds
To take something from by fraud; swindle: defrauded the immigrants by selling them worthless land deeds.

[Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from Latin dfraudre : d-, de- + fraudre, to cheat (from fraus, fraud-, fraud).]

defraud·ation (dfrô-dshn) n.
de·frauder n.

defraud
Verb
to cheat out of money, property, or a right to do something
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.defrauddefraud - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money
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"

defraud
verb cheat, rob, con (informal) do (slang) skin (slang) stiff (slang) rip off (slang) fleece, swindle, stitch up (slang) rook (slang) diddle (informal) bilk, gyp (slang) pull a fast one on (informal) cozen
Translations
defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vtestafar;
to defraud sb of sth → estafar algo a algn
defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vtfrauder;
to defraud sb of sth → soutirer qch malhonnêtement à qn; escroquer qch à qn; frustrer qn de qch
defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vt to defraud sb (of sth) → jdn (um etw) betrügen
defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vt to defraud (of) → defraudare (di)


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"Racal" swore Ben-Levi, "Racal do they mean to defraud us of the purchase money?
And the great blessing of riches, I do not say to every man, but to a good man, is, that he has had no occasion to deceive or to defraud others, either intentionally or unintentionally; and when he departs to the world below he is not in any apprehension about offerings due to the gods or debts which he owes to men.
The guides deceive and defraud every American who goes to Paris for the first time and sees its sights alone or in company with others as little experienced as himself.
 
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