🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典:
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯!)
最近搜尋:
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 15595 COCA: 17191

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 noun
Choose the Right Synonym for defraud

cheat, cozen, defraud, swindle mean to get something by dishonesty or deception.

cheat suggests using trickery that escapes observation.

cheated me out of a dollar

cozen implies artful persuading or flattering to attain a thing or a purpose.

always able to cozen her grandfather out of a few dollars

defraud stresses depriving one of his or her rights and usually connotes deliberate perversion of the truth.

defrauded of her inheritance by an unscrupulous lawyer

swindle implies large-scale cheating by misrepresentation or abuse of confidence.

swindled of their savings by con artists

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of defraud was in the 14th century

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime