Cozen
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To cheat; to defrand; to beguile; to deceive, usually by smallarts, or in a pitiful way.He had cozened the world by fine phrases. Macualay.Children may be cozened into a knowledge of the letters. Locke.Goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen him, and exposehim to public mirth for having been cozened. Clarendon.
Cozen meaning & definition 1 of Cozen.
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To cheat, deceive, or trick usually through pitiful wheedling or falseness.
Cozen meaning & definition 2 of Cozen.
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Trick or deceive.
Cozen meaning & definition 3 of Cozen.
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to trick or deceive someone:
Cozen meaning & definition 4 of Cozen.