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coz·en Audio Help   (kŭz'ən) Pronunciation Key
v.   coz·ened, coz·en·ing, coz·ens

v.   tr.

To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
To obtain by deceit or persuasion.

v. intr.
To act deceitfully.

[Perhaps from Middle English cosin, fraud, trickery.]

coz'en·er n.

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