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cozen
UK /ˈkəʊzən/ US /ˈkoʊzən/
verb 2name 1
Collocations
3VERB + COZEN
going
COZEN + NOUN
someone
PREP.
up
Definitions
verb
1
To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with.
"As I see it, Master Fraser, a 'bairn' ought to be verra concerned when a mon thrice her age cozens up to her."
A wasp nest cozened up in the corner of the far ceiling.
verb
1
To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
[…] good Vulcan, for Cupids sake that hath cousned us all: befriend us as thou maiest […]
What diuell was't / That thus hath couſend you at hoodman-blinde?
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — be false to
- deceive
- delude
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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"As I see it, Master Fraser, a 'bairn' ought to be verra concerned when a mon thrice her age cozens up to her."
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A wasp nest cozened up in the corner of the far ceiling.
Wiktionary03
I heard someone at the swap meet say they were going to cozen up to someone, and someone else told me my sales pitch was a filibuster.
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[…] good Vulcan, for Cupids sake that hath cousned us all: befriend us as thou maiest […]
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What diuell was't / That thus hath couſend you at hoodman-blinde?
Wiktionary06
[I]t was resolved that he was to do his duty; that is, to redeem his vow; that is, to pay a debt cozened from him by a sharper […]
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