What does "cozen" mean?

To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with.

What is a synonym for "cozen"?

Common synonyms include: deceive, beat, beguile, beguile of, betray, bewitching.

/ˈkoʊzən/ name, verb

name, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Verb

1
To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with. intransitive
""As I see it, Master Fraser, a 'bairn' ought to be verra concerned when a mon thrice her age cozens up to her.""
2
To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. archaic
"[…] good Vulcan, for Cupids sake that hath cousned us all: befriend us as thou maiest […]"
3
cheat or trick wordnet
4
act with artful deceit wordnet
5
be false to; be dishonest with wordnet

Proper Noun

""As I see it, Master Fraser, a 'bairn' ought to be verra concerned when a mon thrice her age cozens up to her.""

Etymology 1

From coz(y) + -en.

Etymology 2

Perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare (“to cheat”), from cozzone (“middleman, broker”), from Latin cōciō (“dealer”).