cozen

cozen
[ˈkʌz(ə)n]
verb
  1. [with obj.](poetic/literary)trick or deceive
    (诗／文)欺骗；哄骗；诈骗
    do not think to cozen your contemporaries.
    不要动脑筋去欺骗你的同龄人。
    ■obtain by deception
    通过欺骗（哄骗、诈骗）得到
    he was able to cozen a profit.
    他通过欺骗获得利润。
派生
cozenage
noun
cozener
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare 'to cheat', from cozzone 'middleman, broker', from Latin cocio 'dealer'
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