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Stage 1 of 2
praetexere
Latin · ancient
"to weave in front, to disguise"
to weave in front, from prae- (in front) and texere (to weave)
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Stage 2 of 2
pretext
English · 1400s
"a false reason given to conceal the true motive"
settled as the English word for a false reason given to conceal the true one
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