transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkə-zən ]
transitive verb
( coz·ened ; coz·en·ing ˈkəz-niŋ, ˈkə-zə-)
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 ˈkəz-nər, ˈkə-zə- noun