Cousin or cousin ( cuz in ) means one of your relations--your aunt's or uncle's son or daughter--
She invited her cousin to her wedding.
She looked so much like her cousin that people thought they were sisters.
Cozen or cozen ( cuz en ) means to affect an air of familiarity--to talk to someone as to a close connection, although a stranger or mere acquaintance--
Don't cozen me! What are you up to?
The con artist spent years learning to cozen people out of their money.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"She seemed to cozen the man, but he really was her cousin."
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