DEFRAUD


Meaning of DEFRAUD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈfrȯd, dē- ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French defrauder, from Latin defraudare, from de- + fraudare to cheat, from fraud-, fraus fraud

Date: 14th century

: to deprive of something by deception or fraud

Synonyms: see cheat

• de·fraud·er di-ˈfrȯ-dər noun

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