Defraud and Pluck

Defraud

Defraud verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: senior citizens generally were too smart to fall for the fast-talking salesman's attempts to defraud them

Pluck and defraud are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pluck" instead a verb "Defraud".

Nearby Word: defrauding

Pluck

Pluck verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible

Defraud and pluck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defraud" instead a verb "Pluck".

Nearby Words: plucky, plucked, plucking

Common collocations

people defraud people pluck people
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