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What is the verb for fraudulent?

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defraud
  1. (transitive) To obtain money or property by fraud; to swindle.
  2. (archaic) To deprive.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. cheat, con, scam, trick, bamboozle, bilk, deceive, dupe, embezzle, finagle, fleece, fool, hoax, hoodwink, hustle, stiff, sucker, swindle, beguile, bleed, cozen, diddle, flimflam, milk, mislead, shaft, shortchange, victimise, victimize, burn, chisel, delude, fiddle, hose, mulct, outwit, pilfer, ream, rook, sandbag, screw, short, skin, skunk, snooker, squeeze, stick, sting, thimblerig, chouse … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “In the case of a conspiracy to defraud by wholescale misappropriation, it would be absurd to argue that the conspirators did not intend just that.”
      “Two women and seven men have been arrested for theft and conspiracy to defraud.”
      “He was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud and 10 of corruptly offering money.”
defrauding
  1. present participle of defraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. using, taking advantage of, exploiting, manipulating, abusing, beguiling, controlling, deceiving, fleecing, mistreating, patronising, patronizing, ripping off, targeting, targetting, victimising, profiting from, victimizing, cashing in on, cheating, ill-using, jerking around, leveraging, misusing, preying on, using for one's own ends, stepping on, trifling with, imposing on, maltreating, playing with, treating lightly, bleeding, walking all over, capitalizing on, playing for a sucker, playing on, milking, taking liberties with, swindling, sucking dry, playing upon, walking over, imposing upon, taking for a ride, preying upon, doing an injustice to, treating unfairly, making use of, ill-treating … more
defraude
  1. Obsolete spelling of defraud
fraud
  1. (obsolete) To defraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cozen, cheat, defraud, con, swindle, fleece, stiff, bilk, diddle, sucker, hustle, sting, flimflam, skin, rook, victimise, victimize, shortchange, do, screw, bleed, hose, fiddle, stick, mulct, short, gaff, squeeze, chisel, skunk, ream, chouse, thimblerig, euchre, pluck, nobble, beat, rip off, shake down, do in … more
defrauds
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cheats, cons, scams, tricks, bamboozles, bilks, deceives, dupes, embezzles, finagles, fleeces, fools, hoaxes, hoodwinks, hustles, stiffs, suckers, swindles, beguiles, bleeds, cozens, diddles, flimflams, milks, misleads, shafts, shortchanges, victimises, victimizes, burns, chisels, deludes, fiddles, hoses, mulcts, outwits, pilfers, reams, rooks, sandbags, screws, shorts, skins, skunks, snookers, squeezes, sticks, stings, thimblerigs, chouses … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “After all, if a broker defrauds sophisticated investors, it might also defraud unsophisticated investors.”
      “This not only defrauds the state out of thousands of dollars, but also deprives the patient who needs the drugs.”
defraudeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of defraud
defraudest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of defraud
defrauded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of defraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. used, took advantage of, exploited, manipulated, abused, beguiled, controlled, deceived, fleeced, mistreated, patronised, patronized, ripped off, targeted, targetted, victimised, profited from, victimized, cashed in on, cheated, ill-used, jerked around, leveraged, misused, misust, preyed on, used for one's own ends, stepped on, trifled with, imposed on, maltreated, played with, treated lightly, milked, bled, walked all over, played for a sucker, played on, capitalized on, taken advantage of, taken liberties with, took liberties with, sucked dry, played upon, imposed upon, walked over, put one over on, preyed upon, made use of, wrung … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “They bail out airlines and insurance companies, but let defrauded employees starve.”
      “Many of those defrauded had failed to notice any problem, so it is recommended that consumers keep regular tabs on transactions.”
      “This 10 year old scam has defrauded folks out of tens of millions of dollars.”
frauded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of fraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cozened, cheated, defrauded, conned, swindled, fleeced, stiffed, bilked, diddled, suckered, hustled, stung, flimflammed, skinned, rooked, victimised, victimized, shortchanged, did, done, screwed, bled, hosed, fiddled, sticked, stuck, mulcted, shorted, gaffed, squeezed, chiseled, chiselled, skunked, reamed, choused, thimblerigged, euchred, plucked, pluckt, nobbled, beat, beaten, ripped off, shook down, shaken down, did in, done in … more
frauding
  1. present participle of fraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cozening, cheating, defrauding, conning, swindling, fleecing, stiffing, bilking, diddling, suckering, hustling, stinging, flimflamming, skinning, rooking, victimising, victimizing, shortchanging, doing, screwing, bleeding, hosing, fiddling, sticking, mulcting, shorting, gaffing, squeezing, chiseling, chiselling, skunking, reaming, chousing, thimblerigging, euchring, plucking, nobbling, beating, ripping off, shaking down, doing in … more
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