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单词 defrauding
释义

defraud

verb

de·​fraud di-ˈfrȯd How to pronounce defraud (audio)
dē-
defrauded; defrauding; defrauds

transitive verb

: to deprive of something by deception or fraud
trying to defraud the public
Investors in the scheme were defrauded of their life savings.
defrauder
di-ˈfrȯ-dər How to pronounce defraud (audio)
dē-
noun

Synonyms

  • beat
  • bilk
  • bleed
  • cheat
  • chisel
  • chouse
  • con
  • cozen
  • diddle
  • do
  • do in
  • euchre
  • fiddle
  • fleece
  • flimflam
  • gaff
  • hose [slang]
  • hustle
  • mulct
  • nobble [British slang]
  • pluck
  • ream
  • rip off
  • rook
  • screw
  • shake down
  • short
  • shortchange
  • skin
  • skunk
  • squeeze
  • stick
  • stiff
  • sting
  • sucker
  • swindle
  • thimblerig
  • victimize
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Example Sentences

They were accused of trying to defraud the public. They conspired to defraud the government. She was convicted of writing bad checks with intent to defraud.
Recent Examples on the Web Figueroa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Federal Drug Administration, falsifying records in an FDA investigation, obstructing proceedings before the FDA and distributing altered drugs. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 Sabine Coll Boghici, 48, plotted to defraud Genevieve Boghici, 82, out of art, jewelry and money worth around 724 million reais, or $142.42 million, police in Rio de Janeiro said in a statement. Reuters, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022 The committee has provided details that could be grounds for charges of conspiracy to defraud the American people, falsifying documents and obstructing an official proceeding of Congress. Luke Broadwater, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022 On Tuesday, a federal jury found Todd and Julie guilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 8 June 2022 The admission came in the form of a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, commit wire fraud and violate the Clean Air Act, through Christopher Pardi, general counsel for FCA US LLC. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2022 For years, government and industry officials have known that a small group of relatively obscure telecom providers act as a conduit for millions of scam calls that annoy—and sometimes defraud—Americans. Ryan Tracy, WSJ, 19 May 2022 Weaver pulled off a similar scheme to defraud the Arizona Department of Economic Security, obtaining $27,230 in fraudulent benefits from that state’s unemployment agency, according to the indictment. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2022 But how did the faux socialite scam bankers and defraud Manhattan's elite (as Gossip Girl might wonder)? Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French defrauder, from Latin defraudare, from de- + fraudare to cheat, from fraud-, fraus fraud

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

defraud

verb

de·​fraud di-ˈfrȯd How to pronounce defraud (audio)
defrauded; defrauding
: to trick or cheat someone in order to get money They were accused of defrauding customers.

Legal Definition

defraud

transitive verb

de·​fraud di-ˈfrȯd How to pronounce defraud (audio)
: to deprive of something by fraud

defrauding 1 of 3

adjective

as in fraudulent
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value every new technology has brought with it a raft of defrauding schemes that make full use of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fraudulent
  • dishonest
  • deceptive
  • false
  • misleading
  • deceitful
  • deceiving
  • crooked
  • deluding
  • duplicitous
  • double-dealing
  • beguiling
  • specious
  • delusory
  • delusive
  • fallacious
  • spurious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • honest
  • truthful
  • legitimate
  • true
  • aboveboard
  • valid

defrauding

2 of 3

noun

as in swindling

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • swindling
  • cheating
  • chiseling
  • fleecing
  • chiselling
  • overcharging
  • skinning
  • extortion
  • gouging
  • highway robbery

defrauding

3 of 3

verb

present participle of defraud
as in cheating
to rob by the use of trickery or threats senior citizens generally were too smart to fall for the fast-talking salesman's attempts to defraud them

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • cheating
  • squeezing
  • hustling
  • plucking
  • swindling
  • doing
  • screwing
  • stinging
  • bilking
  • beating
  • fleecing
  • deceiving
  • sticking
  • victimizing
  • conning
  • mulcting
  • shortchanging
  • tricking
  • bleeding
  • exploiting
  • rooking
  • stiffing
  • suckering
  • chiseling
  • fooling
  • shorting
  • betraying
  • diddling
  • fiddling
  • reaming
  • cozening
  • extorting
  • gaffing
  • hosing
  • shaking down
  • nobbling
  • skinning
  • chousing
  • ripping off
  • euchring
  • flimflamming
  • thimblerigging
  • chiselling
  • overcharging
  • doing in
  • gouging
  • duping
  • taking to the cleaners
  • taking for a ride
  • wrenching
  • skunking
  • milking
  • selling a bill of goods to
  • gulling
  • wresting
  • nicking
  • soaking
  • clipping
  • wringing
  • bamboozling
  • bitching
  • double-crossing
  • roping (in)
  • fast-talking
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