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swindle

/swɪndl/ verb · British & US
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What does swindle mean?

verb

To cheat or deceive someone by trickery or fraud, often in a clever or cunning way. To swindle someone out of money or property.

Example

"The con artist swindled the elderly woman out of her life savings."

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