Cozen Definition
kŭzən
cozens
verb
cozens
To cheat; defraud.
Webster's New World
To deceive.
Webster's New World
To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
American Heritage
To obtain by deceit or persuasion.
American Heritage
To act deceitfully.
American Heritage
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 origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin uncertain.
From Wiktionary
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