"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 spelling of pretext. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: pretext
    Sense id: en-pretex-en-verb-cdtiMRDo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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