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  • subterfuge — n. to resort to, use (a) subterfuge * * * [ sʌbtəfjuːdʒ] use (a) subterfuge to resort to …   Combinatory dictionary

  • subterfuge — sub|ter|fuge [ˈsʌbtəfju:dʒ US ər ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to escape , from subter secretly + fugere to run away ] formal a secret trick or slightly dishonest way of doing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • subterfuge — noun 1) the use of subterfuge by journalists Syn: trickery, intrigue, deviousness, deceit, deception, dishonesty, cheating, duplicity, guile, cunning, craftiness, chicanery, pretense, fraud, fraudulence 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • subterfuge — UK [ˈsʌbtə(r)ˌfjuːdʒ] / US [ˈsʌbtərˌfjudʒ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms subterfuge : singular subterfuge plural subterfuges formal the use of lies and tricks …   English dictionary

  • subterfuge — sub|ter|fuge [ sʌbtər,fjudʒ ] noun count or uncount FORMAL the use of lies and tricks: DECEIT: Catherine was tired of his lies and subterfuge …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • subterfuge — noun (C, U) formal a secret trick or slightly dishonest way of doing something, or the use of this: Sereni was lured to Moscow by subterfuge …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • subterfuge — [ˈsʌbtəˌfjuːdʒ] noun [C/U] formal the use of lies and tricks Syn: deceit …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • chicane —   n. chicanery; series of tight bends on motor racing track; hand of cards without trumps v.t. cheat, trick. v.i. use subterfuge.    ♦ chicanery, n. use of (especially legal) quibbles, sophistry or subterfuge to deceive; trick, quibble …   Dictionary of difficult words

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