Associations to the word «Cozen»

Wiktionary

COZEN, verb. (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.

Dictionary definition

COZEN, verb. Be false to; be dishonest with.
COZEN, verb. Act with artful deceit.
COZEN, verb. Cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley