cozen

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cozened p. pr. & vb. n. Cozening ] [ From cousin, hence, literally, to deceive through pretext of relationship, F. cousiner. ] To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had cozened the world by fine phrases. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Children may be cozened into a knowledge of the letters. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen him,
and expose him to public mirth for having been cozened. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]