different between imposture vs stratagem
imposture
English
Etymology
From Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, Latin impostus
Noun
imposture (plural impostures)
- The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition
- 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 292-293:
- There is something very horrible in the laugh of a dying man: Hovering on the verge of both worlds, he seems to give the lie to both, and proclaim the enjoyments of one, and the hopes of another, alike an imposture.
- Synonym: cheating
- 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 292-293:
Translations
References
- imposture in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- imposture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- simper out
French
Noun
imposture f (plural impostures)
- imposture
Further reading
- “imposture” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
imposture f
- plural of impostura
Anagrams
- stupiremo
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stratagem
English
Etymology
From Middle English *stratageme, from Old French stratageme, from Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (strat?g?ma, “the act of a general, a piece of generalship”), from ????????? (strat?gé?, “to be a general, command an army”), from ????????? (strat?gós, “a general, the leader or commander of an army”). See strategy.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?st?æt.?.d??m/
Noun
stratagem (plural stratagems)
- A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
- 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]:
- While Collins does include a love triangle, a coming-of-age story, and other YA-friendly elements in the mix, they serve as a Trojan horse to smuggle readers into a hopeless world where love becomes a stratagem and growing up is a matter of basic survival.
- 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]:
Related terms
- strategic
- strategist
- strategy
Translations
Further reading
- stratagem at OneLook Dictionary Search
Old French
Etymology
From Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (strat?g?ma).
Noun
stratagem m (oblique plural stratagens, nominative singular stratagens, nominative plural stratagem)
- strategy; stratagem
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