動詞 cozen:

1. be false to; be dishonest with
   同義詞：deceive, lead on, delude
2. act with artful deceit
3. cheat or trick

1. The clever salesman cozened the old lady into buying his goods.
   聰明的推銷員誘使老太太買下了他的東西。
2. The old man cozened me into giving him some money.
   那老頭哄騙我給了他一些錢。

coz.en

v.（動詞）
coz.ened,coz.en.ing,coz.ens
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
通過小詭計或欺騙來進行誘導；欺騙
To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
通過哄騙勸誘或引誘（他人）干某事
To obtain by deceit or persuasion.
通過欺騙或勸誘獲取（某物）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To act deceitfully.
干欺騙的勾當

來源：
Perhaps from Middle English cosin [fraud, trickery]
可能源自 中古英語 cosin [哄騙，詭計]

【引伸】
coz.ener
n.（名詞）