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subterfuge

[ suhb-ter-fyooj ]

noun

  1. an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

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subterfuge

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noun

  1. a stratagem employed to conceal something, evade an argument, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of subterfuge1

1565–75; < Late Latin subterfugium, equivalent to Latin subterfug ( ere ) to evade ( subter below + fugere to flee) + -ium -ium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of subterfuge1

C16: from Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to escape by stealth, from subter secretly + fugere to flee
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He agonized over their 22-year-old son, who had just witnessed his mother’s violent death, and vowed not to cheat the law with “subterfuge.â€

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Teenage Misty just wants to be liked, which is sympathetic but really doesn’t justify all the murder and subterfuge.

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What need would an evolved society have for a clandestine branch of special agents greenlit to engage in subterfuge, assassinations, and other grim dirty work?

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Last November, the group claimed their contracts were invalid, due to what they alleged was a pattern of bullying, harassment and subterfuge at the company.

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Using that intelligence, plus a little subterfuge, security passes can be copied, and the Red Team can enter the premises posing as an employee.

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