Cozening

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of cozen.
  • n. fraud; deception; the acts of one who cozens
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Cheating; defrauding.
  • Word Usage
    "I will not forget this — and the current SFWA executive should consider that cozening and lying to their own members is not usually considered best practice for representing the members 'best interests."
    Verb Form
    cozened    cozening    cozens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    acquire    cheat    rip off    win    chisel    gain   
    Form
    cozened    cozening   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cheat    defraud    beguile    deceive