Defraud Meaning
/dɪˈfɹɔːd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
verbTo deprive.
Sentence Examples
It was an intricate scheme to defraud the rightful heirs.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The accountant was caught attempting to ____ the company of thousands of dollars.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was an intricate scheme to ____ the rightful heirs.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from de- + frauder.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"She is sinned against, because she is defrauded of her rights ^((i.e. sexual satisfaction))."
— 1872, William Goodell, “On Conjugal Onanism and Kindred Sins”, in Nashville Journal of Medicine and Surgery, volume 9, page 63:
"Both laughed as they shook hands but Miss Tilehurst felt that she had been defrauded of something that she had looked forward to by Nora's offhand manner, and she was glad that Mr. Carrados took the occasion to rebuke his niece […]"
— 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The accountant was caught attempting to ____ the company of thousands of dollars.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was an intricate scheme to ____ the rightful heirs.