Befraud

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Synonym of defraud. nonstandard, rare, transitive

    "Her new experiences were to change her habits of consumption further and to make her more susceptible to the befrauding frills that she could now afford, but which would exploit her."

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defraud

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"Her new experiences were to change her habits of consumption further and to make her more susceptible to the befrauding frills that she could now afford, but which would exploit her."

Etymology

From be- + fraud.

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