defraud means to obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.
defraud is pronounced /dɪˈfɹɔːd/.
Etymology
From Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from de- + frauder.
verb
- 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.”