Coz·en v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cozened p. pr. & vb. n. Cozening ] To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
He had cozened the world by fine phrases. --Macaulay.
Children may be cozened into a knowledge of the letters. --Locke.
Goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen him,
and expose him to public mirth for having been cozened. --Clarendon.