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Swindle is to use deception, lies or fraudulent is defined as to trick someone or to obtain something that is not yours.

(verb)

When you lie to little old ladies and tell them you are selling them a Florida condo but really sell them nothing, this is an example of a time when you swindle.

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transitive verb swindled, swindling

to get money or property from (another) under false pretenses; cheat; defraud
to get by false pretenses or fraud

Origin: back-form. < swindler

intransitive verb

to engage in swindling others

noun

an act of swindling; trick; cheat; fraud

See swindle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb swin·dled, swin·dling, swin·dles

verb, transitive

To cheat or defraud of money or property.
To obtain by fraudulent means: swindled money from the company.

verb, intransitive

To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.

noun

The act or an instance of swindling.

Origin:

Origin: Back-formation from swindler, one who swindles

Origin: , from German Schwindler, giddy person, cheat

Origin: , from schwindeln, to be dizzy, swindle

Origin: , from Middle High German

Origin: , from Old High German swintilōn

Origin: , frequentative of swintan, to disappear

Related Forms:

swinˈdler noun

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