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cozen

co·zen

UK/ˈkʌzən/ US/ˈkoʊzən/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

be false to; be dishonest with

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2.
3.

cheat or trick

  • “He cozened the money out of the old man”

Origin

Perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare (“to cheat”), from cozzone (“middleman, broker”), from Latin cōciō (“dealer”).

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