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Meaning of cozen in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkəz(ə)n/
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Verb
cozen
Etymology
late 16th century: perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare‘to cheat’, from cozzone‘middleman, broker’, from Latin cocio‘dealer’
Definitions
1.
be false to
Examples
« be dishonest with »
2.
act with artful deceit
3.
cheat or trick
Examples
« He cozened the money out of the old man »