defraud

Verb

Meaning

To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to cheat; to overreach; as, to defraud a servant, or a creditor, or the state; -- with of before the thing taken or withheld.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rook swindle diddle con bunco victimize scam hornswoggle mulct goldbrick nobble short-change welsh shanghai rob
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Antonyms

provide pay contribute admit acknowledge devote
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Hypernyms

chisel cheat rip off

Hyponyms

short short-change

Related terms

defrauder befraud

Phrases with the word

use of the mails to defraud someone

Derivatives

defrauded defrauding

Examples

He swindled me out of my inheritance Source: Internet

She defrauded the customers who trusted her Source: Internet

According to the federal indictment, from Dec. 23, 2013 through May 14, 2020, Ashley, as owner and chief executive officer of KBKK, LLC, allegedly devised and executed a scheme to defraud investors of approximately $1.1 million. Source: Internet

Adams said that the Health Ministry has no intention to defraud or give the impression of a cover-up, the intention rather is to save lives. Source: Internet

An imposter calling himself Lurch McDuck and claiming to be Scrooge's long-lost cousin attempts to defraud Scrooge of half his fortune. Source: Internet

“At Google, we have dedicated teams focused on detecting and stopping malicious developers that attempt to defraud the mobile ecosystem. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

defragment defragmentation defragmenter defraudation defraude defrauder