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defrauds

defrauds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of defraud.

Meaning of defraud

Verb

defraud (third-person singular simple present defrauds, present participle defrauding, simple past and past participle defrauded)

  1. (transitive) 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.1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter II, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
  2. (archaic) 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 7:5

Questions about defrauds

What is defrauds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Defrauds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of defraud.

Words near defrauds in the dictionary

  1. defraudeth
  2. defrauding
  3. defraudings
  4. defraudment
  5. defraudments
  6. defrauds
  7. defray
  8. defrayable
  9. defrayal
  10. defrayals
  11. defrayed

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