"pretex" meaning in English

See pretex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pretexes [present, singular, third-person], pretexing [participle, present], pretexed [participle, past], pretexed [past]
Etymology: From Latin praetexere. See pretext. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praetexere}} Latin praetexere Head templates: {{en-verb}} pretex (third-person singular simple present pretexes, present participle pretexing, simple past and past participle pretexed)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-pretex-en-verb-FPFYi9-y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To pretend; to declare falsely. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-pretex-en-verb-r66ofyFU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52

Inflected forms

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