Definitions for cozen
ˈkʌz əncoz·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. deceive, lead on, delude, cozenverb

   be false to; be dishonest with

2. cozenverb

   act with artful deceit

3. cozenverb

   cheat or trick

   "He cozened the money out of the old man"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cozenverb

   To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.

2. Etymology: Origin uncertain.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To COZENverb

   To cheat; to trick; to defraud.

   Etymology: To cose is in the old Scotch dialect, as Franciscus Junius observes, to chop or change; whence cozen, to cheat, because in such traffick there is commonly fraud.

   Let the queen pay never so fully, let the muster-master view them never so diligently, let the deputy or general look to them never so exactly, yet they can cozen them all. Edmund Spenser.

   Goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen him, and then expose him to publick mirth for having been cozen’d. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   He that suffers a government to be abused by carelessness or neglect, does the same thing with him that maliciously and corruptly sets himself to cozen it. Roger L'Estrange, Fab. 21. Reflect.

   You are not obliged to a literal belief of what the poet says; but you are pleased with the image, without being cozened by the fiction. Dryden.

   What if I please to lengthen out his date
   A day, and take a pride to cozen fate. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.

   Children may be cozened into a knowledge of the letters, and be taught to read, without perceiving it to be any thing but a sport. John Locke, on Education.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cozen

   Cheating generally describes various actions designed to subvert rules in order to obtain unfair advantages. This includes acts of bribery, cronyism and nepotism in any situation where individuals are given preference using inappropriate criteria. The rules infringed may be explicit, or they may be from an unwritten code of conduct based on morality, ethics or custom, making the identification of cheating conduct a potentially subjective process. Cheating can refer specifically to infidelity. Someone who is known for cheating is referred to as a cheat in British English, and a cheater in American English. A person described as a "cheat" doesn't necessarily cheat all the time, but rather, relies on deceitful tactics to the point of acquiring a reputation for it.

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1. cozen

   To cozen is to deceive or trick someone, often for personal gain. This could involve dishonest actions, cheating, or misleading information. It can also refer to persuading someone to do something through deception or false pretense.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cozenverb

   to cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way

2. Cozenverb

   to deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully

3. Etymology: [From cousin, hence, literally, to deceive through pretext of relationship, F. cousiner.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cozen

   kuz′n, v.t. to flatter: to cheat.—ns. Coz′enage, the practice of cheating: deceit; Coz′ener. [Perh. from Fr. cousiner, to claim kindred for one's own advantage, play the parasite—cousin, a cousin.]

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How to pronounce cozen?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cozen in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cozen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of cozen in a Sentence

1. Firdausi:

   Women are ever masters when they like, And cozen with their kindness; they have spells Superior to the wand of the magicians; And from their lips the words of wisdom fall, Like softest music on the listening ear.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cozen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cozen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cozen
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozen
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cozen
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cozen