cozen
cozen · cozens · cozened · cozening
To become cozy; to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar withTo become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with.
UK/ˈkəʊzən/US/ˈkoʊzən/
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with.
(archaic)To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
надува́тьnaduvátʹ, моро́читьmoróčitʹ, обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ
More definitions
- cheat or trick
- act with artful deceit
- be false to; be dishonest with
Translations
1 languagesРусский
archaic: to cheat, defraud:
Origin
From coz(y) + -en. Perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare (“to cheat”), from cozzone (“mFrom coz(y) + -en.
Perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare (“to cheat”), from cozzone (“middleman, broker”), from Latin cōciō (“dealer”).
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Forms
cozens, cozening, cozened, cozenedSynonyms
19 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle