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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•ter•fuge /ˈsʌbtɚˌfyudʒ/USA pronunciation n. - a dishonest or illegal action to avoid following a rule, to hide something, etc.: [uncountable]a term of office marked by lies and subterfuge.[countable]just another subterfuge to avoid facing up to the failure of his policies.
See -fug-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•ter•fuge (sub′tər fyo̅o̅j′),USA pronunciation n. - an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
- Late Latin subterfugium, equivalent. to Latin subterfug(ere) to evade (subter below + fugere to flee) + -ium -ium
- 1565–75
deception, scheme, trick, dodge, ruse. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: subterfuge /ˈsʌbtəˌfjuːdʒ/ n - a stratagem employed to conceal something, evade an argument, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to escape by stealth, from subter secretly + fugere to flee |