Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cozen
Participle: cozened
Gerund: cozening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cozen |
| you | cozen |
| he;she;it | cozens |
| we | cozen |
| you | cozen |
| they | cozen |
Perfect
| I | have cozened |
| you | have cozened |
| he;she;it | has cozened |
| we | have cozened |
| you | have cozened |
| they | have cozened |
Past
| I | cozened |
| you | cozened |
| he;she;it | cozened |
| we | cozened |
| you | cozened |
| they | cozened |
Pluperfect
| I | had cozened |
| you | had cozened |
| he;she;it | had cozened |
| we | had cozened |
| you | had cozened |
| they | had cozened |
Future
| I | will cozen |
| you | will cozen |
| he;she;it | will cozen |
| we | will cozen |
| you | will cozen |
| they | will cozen |
Future Perfect
| I | will have cozened |
| you | will have cozened |
| he;she;it | will have cozened |
| we | will have cozened |
| you | will have cozened |
| they | will have cozened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cozen |
| you | cozen |
| he;she;it | cozen |
| we | cozen |
| you | cozen |
| they | cozen |
Perfect
| I | have cozened |
| you | have cozened |
| he;she;it | have cozened |
| we | have cozened |
| you | have cozened |
| they | have cozened |
Imperfect
| I | cozened |
| you | cozened |
| he;she;it | cozened |
| we | cozened |
| you | cozened |
| they | cozened |
Pluperfect
| I | had cozened |
| you | had cozened |
| he;she;it | had cozened |
| we | had cozened |
| you | had cozened |
| they | had cozened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cozen |
| you | would cozen |
| he;she;it | would cozen |
| we | would cozen |
| you | would cozen |
| they | would cozen |
Perfect
| I | would have cozened |
| you | would have cozened |
| he;she;it | would have cozened |
| we | would have cozened |
| you | would have cozened |
| they | would have cozened |
Imperative
| you | cozen |
| we | Let's cozen |
| you | cozen |
Verbs conjugated like 'cozen'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cozen'
cosen,
cowen,
closen,
code,
coin,
coke,
colden,
come,
con,
cone,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to take something that does not belong to one
- abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit, bone, boost, borrow, burglarize, burgle, cheat, chore, convert, cop, crib, embezzle, filch, fleece, flog, gaffle, half-inch, heist, jack, kidnap, knock off, kype, kyper, liberate, lift, loot, make off with, mill, misappropriate, moonlight requisition, nick, own, peculate, pickpocket, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pirate, plunder, poach, pocket, prig, purloin, raid, ransack, rape, reave, rip, rip off, rob, run off with, snag, snatch, steal, swindle, swipe, thieve, walk off with
- deceive
- betray, trick, hoodwink, dupe, beguile, delude, bamboozle, cheat
Antonyms
- deceive
- undeceive, enlighten, counsel, disabuse
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From coz(y) + -en.
Sample Sentences
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"As I see it, Master Fraser, a 'bairn' ought to be verra concerned when a mon thrice her age cozens up to her." [2008, Hannah Howell, Silver Flame, page 354:]
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A wasp nest cozened up in the corner of the far ceiling. [2013, Rick Cox, Orphan Moon, page 180:]
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I heard someone at the swap meet say they were going to cozen up to someone, and someone else told me my sales pitch was a filibuster. [2013, Kim Stanley Robinson, The Wild Shore, page 26:]