cozen

verbs

be false to; be dishonest with
cozen, deceive, delude, lead on
act with artful deceit
cozen
is derived from
cozenage
is a type of (narrower)
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
"Who's chiseling on the side?"
cheat, chisel
cheat or trick
"He cozened the money out of the old man"
cozen
is derived from
cozenage
is a type of (narrower)
win something through one's efforts
"I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
acquire, gain, win
is a type of (narrower)
deprive somebody of something by deceit
"The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
cheat, chisel, rip off