Main Entry: coz·en

Pronunciation: \ˈkə-zən\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): coz·ened; coz·en·ing \ˈkəz-niŋ, ˈkə-zə-\

Etymology: perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare, from Italian cozzone horse trader, from Latin cocion-, cocio trader

Date: 1573

1 : to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
2 : to gain by cozening someone <cozened his supper out of the old couple>

synonyms see cheat

— coz·en·er \ˈkəz-nər, ˈkə-zə-\ noun