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subterfuge
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French subterfuge, from Medieval Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugi? (“I flee secretly”), from subter (“under”) and fugi? (“I flee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?bt???fju?(d)?/
Noun
subterfuge (countable and uncountable, plural subterfuges)
- (countable) An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
- (uncountable) Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugio (“I flee secretly”), from subter (“under”) and fugio (“I flee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /syp.t??.fy?/
Noun
subterfuge m (plural subterfuges)
- subterfuge
- Synonym: stratagème
Further reading
- “subterfuge” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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pretext
English
Etymology
From French prétexte, from Latin praetextum (“an ornament, etc., wrought in front, a pretense”), neuter of praetextus, past participle of praetexere (“to weave before, fringe or border, allege”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?i?t?kst/
- Hyphenation: pre?text
Noun
pretext (plural pretexts)
- A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pretext
Translations
Verb
pretext (third-person singular simple present pretexts, present participle pretexting, simple past and past participle pretexted)
- To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
- The spy obtained his phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods.
Synonyms
- blag (UK)
Translations
See also
- Social engineering on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- pretext in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pretext in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Romanian
Etymology
From French prétexte.
Noun
pretext n (plural pretexte)
- pretext
Declension
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