defraud
verb/dɪˈfɹɔːd/UK/dɪˈfɹɔd/US/dɪˈfɹɑd/
Etymology
Definitions
To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud
To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
- I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.
To deprive.
- Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
- She is sinned against, because she is defrauded of her rights ^((i.e. sexual satisfaction)).
- Both laughed as they shook hands but Miss Tilehurst felt that she had been defrauded of something that she had looked forward to by Nora's offhand manner, and she was glad that Mr. Carrados took the occasion to rebuke his niece […]
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Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at defraud. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at defraud. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at defraud
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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