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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.

    Synonyms: ruse, dodge, trick, scheme, deception



subterfuge

/ ˈsʌbtəˌfjuːdʒ /

noun

  1. a stratagem employed to conceal something, evade an argument, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word 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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Word 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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Example Sentences

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

From BBC

The evidence that fossil fuel companies have been working behind the scenes to delay the transition to renewable energy, including spreading false stories about electric vehicles, is just the latest example of their subterfuge.

From Salon

On TV, as in life, it’s a full-contact sport that requires subterfuge and constant toggling between public and private identities.

It is changed, kicking and screaming, through subterfuge and sabotage and sometimes by force.

Those subterfuges in the United States, it turned out, were only a prelude to a more prominent and potentially more ominous campaign of deception he has been conducting from Russia.

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