Definition of cozen Cozen
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We found 8 definitions of cozen from 5 different sources.
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| cozen - cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man" | ||
| win, acquire, gain be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" | ||
| rip off, chisel, cheat carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble" | ||
| cozen - act with artful deceit | ||
| chisel, cheat carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble" | ||
| cozen - be false to; be dishonest with | ||
| deceive, lead on, delude | ||
| victimise, victimize punish unjustly | ||
| betray, sell reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" | ||
| chisel, cheat carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble" | ||
| 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, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, play a joke on, fox deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" | ||
| befool, gull, fool fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" | ||
| cheat on, cuckold, cheat, wander, betray be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" | ||
| hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on 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 | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cozen (v. t.)
To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. - cozen (v. i.)
To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cozen
To cause someone to believe an untruth; to practice trickery or fraud.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cozen
kuz′n, v.t. to flatter: to cheat.—ns. Coz′enage, the practice of cheating: deceit; Coz′ener. [Perh. from Fr. cousiner, to claim kindred for one's own advantage, play the parasite—cousin, a cousin.]
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🔤- cozen, verb, present, 1st person singular of cozen (infinitive).
- cozen, verb (infinitive).
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