n.
- An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse.
- An effort or strategy intended to conceal something.
To allege as an excuse.
[Latin praetextum, from neuter past participle of praetexere, to disguise : prae-, pre- + texere, to weave.]
Saturday, April 22, 2006
pretext
Quick Definition: excuse
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pretext
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- A professed rather than a real reason: pretense, pretension. See honest/dishonest.
- An explanation offered to justify an action or make it better understood: excuse, plea. See explain/baffle.
- A deceptive outward appearance: cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, faade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing. Slang put-on. See show/hide.
pretext
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Definition: disguise; alleged reason
Antonyms: reality, truth
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The noun pretext has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
Synonym: stalking-horse
Meaning #2: an artful or simulated semblance
Synonyms: guise, pretense, pretence
Translations for: Pretext
Nederlands (Dutch)
voorwendsel
Franais (French)
prtexte, faux-fuyant
Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorwand, Ausrede
v. - vorgeben
ή (Greek)
n. ό, ό, ί
Italiano (Italian)
pretesto, scusa
Portugus (Portuguese)
n. - pretexto (m)
Русский (Russian)
предлог
Espaol (Spanish)
n. - pretexto
v. tr. - pretextar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frevndning, svepskl, fregivande
中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
n. - 借口, 托辞
v. tr. - 以...为借口, 推托
中國話 (Traditional Chinese)
n. - 藉口, 托辭
v. tr. - 以...為借口, 推托
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 口実, 弁解
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) عذر كاذب, ذريعه, حجه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תירוץ, אמתלה
v. tr. - טען כתירוץ
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Mentioned In pretext is mentioned in the following topics:
| putoff | sickout |
| pretension | Cimber (Ancient Roman criminal) |
| Shenyang (city of northeast China) | fishing expedition |
| Suez Canal crisis (History) | Suncreek United Methodist Church |
| Alaric II (Spanish-Gaul king) | Amalasuntha (Italian queen) |
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# posted by Mike : 9:00 AM
