conning Definition

con¹ (colloq)
noun

1. A confidence trick.

Thesaurus: fraud, deception, grift (US), scam (US slang).

verb

conned, conning
1. To swindle or trick someone, especially after winning their trust.

Thesaurus: deceive, mislead, dupe, beguile; cheat, swindle, defraud, bilk, gull, rook, cozen, inveigle, rip off (slang).

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con²
verb

conned, conning
1. old use
To read over and learn by heart.

Etymology: 15c: from can¹ 2.