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to defraud
01
to illegally obtain money or property from someone by tricking them
Transitive: to defraud sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
defraud
3rd person singular
defrauds
Present participle
defrauding
Past simple
defrauded
Past participle
defrauded
Examples
The scammer defrauded unsuspecting individuals by convincing them to invest in a fraudulent scheme.
