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[ verb ] cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

Mr._A. , her fellow townsman , also experienced a nervous_breakdown just as_soon_as he discovered that he had been bilked of his life savings by the limited practitioner who had been treating his wife - a woman suffering from an incurable disease , multiple_sclerosis - and himself .

Related terms

cheat

2
[ verb ] evade payment to

Examples

"He bilked his creditors"

Related terms

deprive

3
[ verb ] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Examples

"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge" "foil your opponent"

4
[ verb ] escape, either physically or mentally

Synonyms

elude evade

Examples

"The thief eluded the police" "This difficult idea seems to evade her" "The event evades explanation"

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escape evasion

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