cozen - Definition | Dictionary definition of cozen

Definition of cozen

be false to; be dishonest with

Types:: show 19 types...; hide 19 types...; betray, sell
deliver to an enemy by treachery; double cross
betray by double-dealing; cheat, chisel
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; job
profit privately from public office and official business; shark
play the shark; act with trickery; rig, set up
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; cozen
act with artful deceit; crib
use a crib, as in an exam; cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle
tamper, with the purpose of deception; shill
act as a shill; flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick
deceive somebody; snooker
fool or dupe; befool, fool, gull
make a fool or dupe of; betray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold, wander
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; two-time
carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time; fool around, play around
commit adultery; hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg
subject to a playful hoax or joke; ensnare, entrap, frame, set up
take or catch as if in a snare or trap; humbug
trick or deceive

act with artful deceit

Type of:: cheat, chisel
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

cheat or trick

"He cozened the money out of the old man"

Type of:: acquire, gain, win
win something through one's efforts; cheat, chisel, rip off
deprive somebody of something by deceit