1. Cheat or trick
   "He cozened the money out of the old man"
    
2. Act with artful deceit
   "The swindler cozened his victims with promises of easy wealth"
    
3. Be false to; be dishonest with
   "They cozen themselves with vain hopes and wishes";
   - deceive, lead on, delude

Sounds like: cousin

Derived forms: cozening, cozened, cozens

Type of: acquire, cheat, chisel [informal], gain, rip off [informal], victimise [Brit], victimize, win

Encyclopedia: Cozen