verb
- deceived or tricked by means of a petty fraud
Usage: past tense of ‘cozen’; somewhat archaic
Examples
- The elderly woman was cozened out of her life savings by a smooth-talking con artist.
- He felt foolish after being cozened by such an obvious scam.
- The merchant cozened his customers with false promises about the product’s quality.
- She realized too late that she had been cozened into signing the unfavorable contract.
- The naive investor was easily cozened by the fraudulent investment scheme.
- They cozened him into believing the fake antique was worth thousands of dollars.