cozen
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cozen /ˈkʌz(ə)n/
▶verb literary trick or deceive.
– derivatives
cozenage noun,
cozener noun.
cozenage noun,
cozener noun.
– origin C16: perh. from obs. Ital. cozzonare ‘to cheat’.
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