Definition of Defraud

Verb: defraud di'frod

Deprive of by deceit
"She defrauded the customers who trusted her";
- victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick [N. Amer], nobble [Brit], diddle, bunco [N. Amer], scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle [N. Amer], short-change, con, victimise [Brit], ream [N. Amer], grift [N. Amer], bunko