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Synonyms for ruse

Grammar : Noun
Spell : rooz
Phonetic Transcription : ruz

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Définition of ruse

Origin :
  • early 15c., "dodging movements of a hunted animal;" 1620s, "a trick," from Old French ruse, reuse "diversion, switch in flight; trick, jest" (14c.), back-formed noun from reuser "to dodge, repel, retreat; deceive, cheat," from Latin recusare "deny, reject, oppose," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + causari "plead as a reason, object, allege," from causa "reason, cause" (see cause (n.)). It also has been proposed that the French word may be from Latin rursus "backwards," or a Vulgar Latin form of refusare. Johnson calls it, "A French word neither elegant nor necessary." The verb ruse was used in Middle English.
  • noun trick, deception
Example sentences :
  • Her ruse of spoliation within the law was evidence of her shrewdness, nothing more.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Mansoor feared that it was a ruse, and that the house was being watched, back and front.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • This ruse of the Indians was discovered on Friday, the 11th.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
  • Whatever had been done at the lesser gate had been done as a ruse, I did not doubt.
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • The ruse succeeded to the extent of compelling the Parisian to retreat.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Could that suggestion of his have been merely a ruse to separate your assistants from you?
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
  • I'm afraid that it is only a ruse to cover a scheme of benevolence!
  • Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
  • He guessed it for a ruse and a bit of play-acting, and sprang in.
  • Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
  • This ruse is carried out to the letter, with interesting results.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • The ruse is successful, but leaves Cecil still indignant with Molly.
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

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