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defrauding

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de·fraud

   [dih-frawd]
verb (used with object)
to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud: Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English defrauden < Old French defrauder < Latin dēfraudāre, equivalent to dē- de- + fraudāre to cheat; see fraud

Related forms
de·frau·da·tion  [dee-fraw-dey-shuhn] , de·fraud·ment, noun
de·fraud·er, noun
un·de·fraud·ed, adjective

Synonyms
bilk, swindle, fleece, rip off, gyp, rook, cheat.

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defraud
mid-14c., from O.Fr. defrauder, from L. defraudare (see fraud). Prefix de- used here in the sense of "thoroughly."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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