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cozen.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkəʊzən/UK/ˈkoʊzən/US
  1. To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From coz(y) + -en.

verb/ˈkʌzən/
  1. To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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

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