Definitions
a deception for profit to yourself
Word origin
Verb from Middle English achetan, variant of escheten, from Old French escheat, past participle of escheoir, escheoiter, from Late Latin *excadēre (“fall away, fall out”), from (Latin) ex- + cadere (“fall”). Displaced native Old English beswīcan.
Used in a sentence
“My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.”
“My husband cheated on me with his secretary.”
“After he found out his wife cheated, he left her.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Act dishonestly”5 letters
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