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All defraud synonyms

de·fraud
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verb defraud

  • cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
  • fleece — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
  • victimize — to make a victim of.
  • rob — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
  • dupe — duplicate.
  • deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
  • con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
  • circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
  • swindle — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
  • burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
  • milk — cow's milk for food
  • foil — to cover or back with foil.
  • outwit — to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.
  • shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
  • trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
  • beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • cozen — to cheat or trick (someone)
  • shuck — a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
  • bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
  • delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
  • chouse — a person who deceives, defrauds, or tricks
  • jive — swing music or early jazz.
  • pilfer — steal in small amounts
  • hoax — something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
  • clip — A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
  • stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
  • do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • do out of — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • flimflam — a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
  • rip off — a rent made by ripping; tear.
  • take in — the act of taking.
  • take advantage of — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
  • bilk — To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
  • victimise — to make a victim of.
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