COZEN


Meaning of COZEN in English

v. literary 1 tr. (often foll. by of, out of) cheat, defraud. 2 tr. (often foll. by into) beguile; persuade. 3 intr. act deceitfully. cozenage n.

[ 16th-c. cant, perh. rel. to COUSIN ]

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