Main Entry: ¹swin·dle

Pronunciation: \ˈswin-d^əl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): swin·dled; swin·dling \ˈswin(d)-liŋ, ˈswin-d^əl-iŋ\

Etymology: back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler giddy person, from schwindeln to be dizzy, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to diminish, vanish; akin to Old English swindan to vanish

Date: circa 1782

intransitive verb : to obtain money or property by fraud or deceittransitive verb : to take money or property from by fraud or deceit

synonyms see cheat

— swin·dler \ˈswin(d)-lər, ˈswin-d^əl-ər\ noun