Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To frame; devise.
  • To cloak; conceal.
  • To pretend; allege.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse; hence, to pretend; to declare falsely.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb obsolete, transitive To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse.
  • verb obsolete, transitive To pretend; to declare falsely.

Etymologies

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Latin praetexere. See pretext.

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Examples

  • Lesson is not to make policies and laws on the hoof on the pretex of accomodating minorities beliefs when these belief are clearly at odds with beliefs of other communities.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • He said he was given R15000 to pose as a Mandrax tablets buyer, and visited the home of his would-be victims under this pretex.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • Healthcare, used Flight 253 to push through his TSA scanner stimulus aganda, using the chaos on the border to push immigration reform, and finally the greatest scumbag offense oif all time ....... using the Gulf Oil Spill as a pretex to reinforce the need for a scandalous Wall

    WN.com - Articles related to Obama risks party showdown on South Korea deal 2010

  • Healthcare, used Flight 253 to push through his TSA scanner stimulus aganda, using the chaos on the border to push immigration reform, and finally the greatest scumbag offense oif all time ....... using the Gulf Oil Spill as a pretex to reinforce the need for a scandalous Wall

    WN.com - Articles related to Obama risks party showdown on South Korea deal 2010

  • Just 3 years ago Bashir's brother was among a group traditional elders coersed into going abroad by Meles under the pretex of talking to the

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  • Punjab police arrests three for duping woman on pretex of sending abroad Makkar accumulated Rs. 2.5 crores in the name of religion from Mumbai: Rana Gurjeet Punjab govt has arranged funds for pay commission liability, says Badal Pay commission report will be implemented when EC gives its approval: Chandumajra ECI announces to hold Nurmahal assembly by-election in Punjab on May 28

    PunjabNewsline News 2009

  • Punjab police arrests three for duping woman on pretex of sending abroad Makkar accumulated Rs. 2.5 crores in the name of religion from Mumbai: Rana Gurjeet Punjab govt has arranged funds for pay commission liability, says Badal Pay commission report will be implemented when EC gives its approval: Chandumajra ECI announces to hold Nurmahal assembly by-election in Punjab on May 28

    PunjabNewsline News 2009

  • Punjab police arrests three for duping woman on pretex of sending abroad Makkar accumulated Rs. 2.5 crores in the name of religion from Mumbai: Rana Gurjeet Punjab govt has arranged funds for pay commission liability, says Badal Pay commission report will be implemented when EC gives its approval: Chandumajra ECI announces to hold Nurmahal assembly by-election in Punjab on May 28

    PunjabNewsline News 2009

  • If anti terrror laws are being misused then people misusing this law should be brought to justice but by not bringing these laws in Indio on the pretex that they are being misused the Govt will continue to bleed our country for appeasement of minorities and for their vote banks.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

  • If anti terrror laws are being misused then people misusing this law should be brought to justice but by not bringing these laws in Indio on the pretex that they are being misused the Govt will continue to bleed our country for appeasement of minorities and for their vote banks.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

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