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Pretext — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Ostensible motive, ground, or reason assigned. < N PARAG:Pretext >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pretext pretext pretense pretension plea| Sgm: N 1 allegation allegation advocation Sgm: N 1 ostensible motive ostensible motive… … English dictionary for students
pretext — I noun affectation, alibi, alleged purpose, alleged reason, camouflage, charade, claim, cover, deception, defense, disguise, evasion, excuse, fabrication, false appearance, false ground, false motive, false pretense, false reason, false show,… … Law dictionary
pretext — (n.) 1510s, from L. praetextum a pretext, originally neuter pp. of praetexere to disguise, cover, from prae in front + texere to weave (Cf. pull the wool over someone s eyes); from PIE root *tek make (see TEXTURE (Cf. texture)) … Etymology dictionary
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make-believe — index delusive, fictitious, hypothetical, illusory, imitation, mendacious, pretext Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
pretext — pre|text [ˈpri:tekst] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: praetextus, from praetexere to weave in front, make an excuse ] a false reason given for an action, in order to hide the real reason pretext for ▪ The incident provided the pretext for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pretext — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. subterfuge, pretense, excuse, justification, vindication; cover, cloak, blind, sham, evasion. See falsehood. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. appearance, affection, guise; see pretense 1 . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
pretext — pre·text || prɪËtekst n. excuse, pretense, alleged reason, alibi v. make an excuse, give a false reason, give a pretense, provide an alibi … English contemporary dictionary
make-believe — I. n. Sham, feint, pretence, pretext, counterfeit. II. a. Unreal, sham, pretended, counterfeited, mock, clap trap … New dictionary of synonyms
προσχηματιζομένων — προσχηματίζομαι make a pretext pres part mp fem gen pl προσχηματίζομαι make a pretext pres part mp masc/neut gen pl … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
