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cozen 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈkəzən/,
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cozened, past participle; cozens, 3rd person singular present; cozening, present participle; cozened, past tense;
  1. Trick or deceive
    • - do not think to cozen your contemporaries
  2. Obtain by deception
    • - he was able to cozen a profit
  1. deceive: be false to; be dishonest with
  2. act with artful deceit
  3. cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
  4. (cozenage) scam: a fraudulent business scheme
  5. Cheating is an act of lying, deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition. Cheating characteristically is employed to create an unfair advantage, usually in one's own interest, and often at the expense of others, Cheating implies the breaking of s. ...
  6. Cozens is a surname, and may refer to: * Oliver James Cozens (1993) of yoxall, mass eater. * Alexander Cozens (1717–1786), British landscape-painter * Anthony Cozens (21st century), English television and film actor * Charles Cozens (1784–1863), Canadian politician * Chris Cozens (born 1982), ...
  7. To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way
  8. (cozenage) The fact or practice of cozening; cheating, deception; An instance of cozening; a scam