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Word: Con
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 19th century (originally US): abbreviation of confidence, as in confidence trick
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them
Short Definition:persuade someone to do or believe something by lying to them
Examples:- I conned him into giving me your home number
- she was jailed for conning her aunt out of £500,000
Word: Con
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an instance of deceiving or tricking someone
Short Definition:instance of deceiving or tricking someone
Examples:- the Charter is a glossy public relations con
- a con artist
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