Cōz'en, v. t.

(kŭz'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. COZENED; p. pr. & vb. n. COZENING.] [Either from cousin, to deceive through pretext of relationship, or from Ger. kosen, liebkosen, to wheedle, flatter. See COZY.] To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.

He that suffers a government to be abused by carelessness and neglect, does the same thing with him that corruptly sets himself to cozen it. L’Estrange.

Children may be cozened into a knowledge of the letters. Locke.