Defraud: alternatives and connections

An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a m…

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Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.

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To totter, as a child in walking.

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A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.

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Mist; fog. See Roke.

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To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property.

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To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.