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Synonyms
de·fraud (dĭ-frôd́)

[Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from Latin dēfraudāre, dē-, de-, + fraudāre, to cheat (from fraus, fraud-, fraud).]

transitive verb: -fraud·ed, -fraud·ing, -frauds. 

To take something from by fraud; swindle: defrauded the immigrants by selling them worthless land deeds.

derivatives

défraud·átion
noun
de·fraud́er
noun