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swin·dle  (swndl)
v. swin·dled, swin·dling, swin·dles
v.tr.
1. To cheat or defraud of money or property.
2. To obtain by fraudulent means: swindled money from the company.
v.intr.
To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
n.
The act or an instance of swindling.
[Back-formation from swindler, one who swindles, from German Schwindler, giddy person, cheat, from schwindeln, to be dizzy, swindle, from Middle High German, from Old High German swintiln, frequentative of swintan, to disappear.]
swindler n.


swindle  /swndl/  v. [I;T] -dled, -dling, -dles to cheat s.o. out of money or property: He swindled the old couple out of their lifes savings.
n. 1 an act of swindling 2 a false promise that deceives: That insurance policy is a swindle, because the company did not pay for my car repair. -n. swindler. swindle
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