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cozen definition

cozen (kuz′ən)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to cheat; defraud
  2. to deceive

Etymology: < ME cosin, fraud, trickery < ? OFr cosson, horse-trader < L cocio, coctio, a broker, dealer

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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