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Synonyms
pre·text (prḗtĕkst́)

[Latin praetextum from neuter past participle of praetexere, to disguise, prae-, pre-, + texere, to weave.]

noun 

  1. An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse.
  2. An effort or strategy intended to conceal something.

transitive verb: -text·ed, -text·ing, -texts. 

To allege as an excuse.