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swindle

2 entries found.
  1. 1swindle (verb)
  2. 2swindle (noun)

Main Entry: 1swin·dle
Pronunciation: \ˈswin-dəl\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): swin·dled; swin·dling \ˈswin(d)-liŋ, ˈswin-dəl-iŋ\
Etymology: back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler giddy person, from schwindeln to be dizzy, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to diminish, vanish; akin to Old English swindan to vanish
Date: circa 1782

intransitive verb : to obtain money or property by fraud or deceittransitive verb : to take money or property from by fraud or deceit

synonyms see cheat

— swin·dler \ˈswin(d)-lər, ˈswin-dəl-ər\ noun


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