Obs. [ad. L. fraudare, f. fraud-: see FRAUD sb.]
1. trans. To defraud, cheat, or deceive (a person).
1551. T. Wilson, Logike (1580), 16. Muche deceipt used to fraude one an other.
1581. J. Merbecke, A Booke of Notes and Common places, 231. That Christen folkes should not be frauded of the holie Sacrament.
1623. Cockeram, 11. To Deceiue, Defeate … Fraude, Defraude.
2. To withhold (something) fraudulently.
1382. Wyclif, Jas. v. 4. Lo! the hijre of ȝoure werkmen, that repiden ȝoure cuntrees, that is fraudid of ȝou, crieth.
1502. Ord. Crysten Men (W. de W., 1506), IV. xxi. 231. If he hath frauded & retayned taxes.
3. To obtain (something) by fraud.
1573. Tusser, Husb., lxii. (1878), 140.
| Ill husbandrie waies | |
| has to fraud what he can: | |
| Good husbandrie praies | |
| hath of euerie man. |
Hence † Frauding vbl. sb. Also † Frauder, a defrauder.
c. 1400. An Apology for Lollard Doctrines, 54. Als many as þe kirk haþ for sworn men, fraudars, misdoars, sortylogers, spousbrekars, drunkunsum men, vsuers, and who euer is contrari to þe doctrin, and to þe word of God, he is anticrist.
1515. Barclay, Egloges, iii. (1570), C iij/2.
| Their dayly murther and forsing of women, | |
| Frauding of virgins, pilling of simple men. |
