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pre·text  (prtkst)

n.

1. An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse.

2. An effort or strategy intended to conceal something.

tr.v. pre·text·ed, pre·text·ing, pre·texts

To allege as an excuse.

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[Latin praetextum, from neuter past participle of praetexere, to disguise : prae-, pre- + texere, to weave; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]

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pretext

Noun

a false reason given to hide the real one: delivering the book had been a good pretext for seeing her again [Latin praetextum disguise, from praetexere to weave in front]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pretext - something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason stalking-horse dissembling, feigning, pretense, pretence - pretending with intention to deceive putoff - a pretext for delay or inaction
	2.	pretext - an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" guise, pretence, pretense semblance, gloss, color, colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

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pretext

noun guise, excuse, veil, show, cover, appearance, device, mask, ploy, cloak, simulation, pretence, semblance, ruse, red herring, alleged reason

Translations

pretext [ˈpriːtɛkst] n → pretexto;

on or under the pretext of doing sth → con el pretexto de hacer algo

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pretext [ˈpriːtɛkst] n → prétexte m;

on or under the pretext of doing sth → sous prétexte de faire qch

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pretext [ˈpriːtɛkst] n → Vorwand m;

on or under the pretext of doing sth → unter dem Vorwand, etw zu tun

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pretext [ˈpriːtɛkst] n → pretesto;

on or under the pretext of doing sth → col pretesto di fare qc

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pretext

n pretext [ˈpriːtekst]

a reason given in order to hide the real reason; an excuse. rede, verskoning عُذْر كاذِب предлог výmluva undskyldning; påskud der Vorwand πρόφαση pretexto ettekääne بهانه؛ عذر tekosyy prétexte תֵירוּץ बहाना izlika,pod zilikom ürügy dalih yfirvarp pretesto 口実 변명 pretekstas, dingstis iegansts; atruna dalih voorwendsel påskudd, unnskyldning pretekst pretexto pretext предлог, отговорка výhovorka pretveza izgovor förevändning, svepskäl, ursäkt ข้ออ้าง bahane 藉口，托辭 привід, відмовка حيلہ cớ 借口，托辞