We have:
cozen (verb)
1 : to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
and:
bamboozle (verb)
1 : to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe, hoodwink. "I got bamboozled by the salesperson to buy a more expensive model."
Questions:
- Can you be cozened without having been bamboozled? Or the other way around?
- In which situations would I prefer say someone was "cozened", and in which would I prefer saying they were "bamboozled"?