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defraud

[ dih-frawd ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud:

    Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.

    Synonyms: cheat, rook, fleece, swindle, bilk, rip off



defraud

/ dɪˈfrɔːd; ˌdiːfrɔːˈdeɪʃən /

verb

  1. tr to take away or withhold money, rights, property, etc, from (a person) by fraud; cheat; swindle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • deˈfrauder, noun
  • defraudation, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·frau·da·tion [dee-fraw-, dey, -sh, uh, n], de·fraudment noun
  • de·frauder noun
  • unde·frauded adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of defraud1

1325–75; Middle English defrauden < Old French defrauder < Latin dēfraudāre, equivalent to dē- de- + fraudāre to cheat; fraud
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Example Sentences

One issue he identified was that the attorney general did not have to prove that the companies Trump and his co-defendants were said to have defrauded relied on Trump's inflated values.

From Salon

Shah was one of nine British and US nationals accused of defrauding the state.

From BBC

Department of Justice in June for “defrauding the National Institutes of Health of approximately $16 million” in grants related to simufilam and Cassava.

"They go to great lengths to gain their trust and convince them that they are in a genuine relationship, with the ultimate aim of defrauding them out of their hard-earned money," she said.

From BBC

There were also delays with the borrower defense to repayment program, which protects consumers who have been defrauded by their school or whose schools closed while they were attending.

From Salon

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