- to cheat; defraud
- to deceive
Origin of cozen
from Middle English cosin, fraud, trickery from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Old French cosson, horse-trader from Classical Latin cocio, coctio, a broker, dealercozen
coz·en
verb
The definition of cozen is to cheat, or make someone believe something that isn't true.
An example of cozen is cheating while playing poker.
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cozen
verb
coz·ened, coz·en·ing, coz·ensverb
transitive- To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
- To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
- To obtain by deceit or persuasion.
verb
intransitiveTo act deceitfully.
Origin of cozen
Probably ultimately ( perhaps via Middle English cosin fraud, trickery ) from Old French cosson middleman, trader or obsolete Italian cozzonare to cheat ( from Italian cozzone horse-trader ) both ultimately from Latin cōciō, coctiō dealer perhaps of Etruscan originRelated Forms:
- coz′en·er
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present cozens, present participle cozening, simple past and past participle cozened)
Origin
Origin uncertain.
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