Cozen

v. t.	1.	To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. [imp. & p. p. Cozened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cozening (-'n-?ng). ] He had cozened the world by fine phrases. - Macaulay. Children may be cozened into a knowledge of the letters. - Locke. Goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen him, and expose him to public mirth for having been cozened. - Clarendon.
v. i.	1.	To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully. Some cogging, cozening slave. - Shak.

Verb	1.	cozen - be false to; be dishonest with Synonyms: deceive, delude, lead on
	2.	cozen - act with artful deceit
	3.	cozen - cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"

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