Synonyms:
victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con
Meaning: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
Usage examples
Therefore I caution thee, if e'er thou hearest Originate my city otherwise, No falsehood may the verity defraud."