DEFINITIONS

defraud

[ dih-frawd ]
/ dɪˈfrɔd /
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verb (used with object)

to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud: Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.

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Words related to defraud

fleece, victimize, rob, dupe, deceive, embezzle, con, circumvent, swindle, pilfer, hoax, clip, stick, do, burn, milk, foil, outwit, shaft, trick

Words nearby defraud

deformeter, deformity, defra, defrag, defragment, defraud, defray, defrayal, defriend, defrock, defrost

Origin of defraud

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

OTHER WORDS FROM defraud

de·frau·da·tion [dee-fraw-dey-shuhn] /ˌdi frɔˈdeɪ ʃən/, de·fraud·ment, nounde·fraud·er, nounun·de·fraud·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for defraud

defraud
/ (dɪˈfrɔːd) /

verb

(tr) to take away or withhold money, rights, property, etc, from (a person) by fraud; cheat; swindle

Derived forms of defraud

defraudation (ˌdiːfrɔːˈdeɪʃən) or defraudment, noundefrauder, noun
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