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    From the movie "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" what are the definitions of the con words; swindle, fabricate and extract?

    Question #75753. Asked by sheilapec. (Feb 12 07 7:12 AM)


    Sofie

    swin·dle (swndl)
    v. swin·dled, swin·dling, swin·dles
    v.tr.
    1. To cheat or defraud of money or property.
    2. To obtain by fraudulent means: swindled money from the company.
    v.intr.
    To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
    n.
    The act or an instance of swindling.


    ex·tract (k-strkt)
    tr.v. ex·tract·ed, ex·tract·ing, ex·tracts
    1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter.
    2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise.
    3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
    4. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt.
    5.
    a. To derive or obtain (information, for example) from a source.
    b. To deduce (a principle or doctrine); construe (a meaning).
    c. To derive (pleasure or comfort) from an experience.
    6. Mathematics To determine or calculate (the root of a number).

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

    fab·ri·cate (fbr-kt)
    tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates
    1. To make; create.
    2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: fabricate small boats.
    3. To concoct in order to deceive: fabricated an excuse.

    Feb 12 07, 8:02 AM


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