v.
Pronunciation: ' k ə -z ə n
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: coz · ened ; coz · en · ing \ ' k ə z-ni ŋ , ' k ə -z ə - \
Etymology: perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare, from Italian cozzone horse trader, from Latin cocion-, cocio trader
Date: 1573
1 : to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
2 : to gain by cozening someone < cozen ed his supper out of the old couple>
synonyms see CHEAT
– coz · en · er \ ' k ə z-n ə r, ' k ə -z ə - \ noun