cheat (v.) Copy link Outline 1. fraudo, 12. ēmungo, munxi, munctum, 3 (comicé3. circumeo, 4 (to get round, outwit)4. circumscrībo, scripsi, scriptum, 3 (esp. of cheating by law tricks)5. circumvĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4 (to overreach) • cheat (v.): 1. fraudo, 1: Caecilius was c.'d by Varius of a great sum of money, C. a Vario magna pecunia fraudatus est, Cic.: to c. the soldiers of the plunder, milites praeda f., Liv.: to c. one's creditors, creditores f., Cic. 2. ēmungo, munxi, munctum, 3 (comicé: lit. to wipe a man's nose for him): I have c.'d the old men out of money, emunxi argento senes, Ter.: Hor. 3. circumeo, 4 (to get round, outwit): it is a disgraceful thing to be so c.'d, facinus indignum sic circumiri, Ter.: Virg.: Tac. 4. circumscrībo, scripsi, scriptum, 3 (esp. of cheating by law tricks): to c. young lads, adulescentulos c., Cic.: Juv. 5. circumvĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4 (to overreach): he has been c.'d out of his money, circumventus est pecunia, Cic.: Liv.: v. to defraud, deceive.