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cozen

Main Entry:: coz·en
Pronunciation:: \ˈkə-zən\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: 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 <cozened his supper out of the old couple>

synonyms see cheat

— coz·en·er

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\ˈkəz-nər, ˈkə-zə-\ noun

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