defraud (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *defraud*:
VERB	social	defraud, victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con	deprive of by deceit

defraud > pronunciation
Sounds	dihfrao'd
Rhymes	abroad ... thawed: 18 rhymes with aod...

English > *defraud*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	deprive of by deceit.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Model	They defraud him of all his money
Example	"She defrauded the customers who trusted her"
Synonyms	victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con
Narrower	short-change, short	cheat someone by not returning him enough money
Broader	cheat, rip off, chisel	deprive somebody of something by deceit
Spanish	dar gato por liebre, defraudar, embaucar, engañar, estafar, petardear, timar, victimizar
Catalan	defraudar, entabanar, estafar
Nouns	defrauder	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud / fraud

HyperDic: defraud