sub·ter·fuge

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• sub|ter|fuge — «SUHB tuhr fyooj», noun. a trick, excuse, or expedient used to escape something unpleasant: »The girl s headache was only a subterfuge to avoid going to school. SYNONYM(S): artifice, ruse. ╂[< Late Latin subterfugium < Latin subterfugere to …   Useful english dictionary

• sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… …   English syllables

• fuge — hy·dro·fuge; in·sec·ti·fuge; soli·fuge; sub·ter·fuge; tae·nia·fuge; cal·ci·fuge; cen·tri·fuge; ver·mi·fuge; …   English syllables

• subterfuge — sub·ter·fuge …   English syllables

• 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 — 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 — sub•ter•fuge [[t]ˈsʌb tərˌfyudʒ[/t]] n. an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, etc • Etymology: 1565–75; < LL subterfugium= L subterfug(ere) to evade (subter below +fugere to flee) …   From formal English to slang

• Subterfuge — Sub ter*fuge, n. [F., from LL. subterfugium, fr. L. subterfugere to flee secretly, to escape; subter under + fugere to flee. See {Fugitive}.] That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

• ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables