Both Uses of
swindle
in
The Idiot
- I spoke of swindling...but I did not apply that to you.†
Chpt 2.9swindling = tricking or cheating someone -- usually to get money
- And so the thing has gone on, only that to the sword they have added lying, intrigue, deceit, fanaticism, superstition, swindling;—they have played fast and loose with the most sacred and sincere feelings of men;—they have exchanged everything—everything for money, for base earthly POWER!†
Chpt 4.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(swindle) tricking or cheating someone -- usually to get money
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)