defraud
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defraud
- /dɪˈfɹɔːd/ UK
- /dɪˈfɹɔd/ US
- /dɪˈfɹɑd/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːd
Where it comes from
From Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from de- + frauder.
verb defrauds · defrauding · defrauded · defraude
- To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle. I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.
- To deprive. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
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verb to obtain money or property by fraud
| Español | timar, defraudar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 騙し取る damashitoru, 騙取する henshu suru, 詐取する sashu suru |
| 中文 | 騙取 /骗取 piànqǔ, 詐取 /诈取 zhàqǔ |
| हिन्दी | ठगना ṭhagnā |
| Português | defraudar |
| Français | escroquer, (fam) arnaquer |
| Deutsch | betrügen, erschwindeln |
| Italiano | frodare |
| Română | frauda, defrauda |
| Русский | обма́нывать obmányvatʹ, обману́ть obmanútʹ, моше́нничать mošénničatʹ, выма́нивать vymánivatʹ, вы́манить výmanitʹ |
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title = {defraud},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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