artifice

English

/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/

noun
Definitions
  • A crafty but underhanded deception.
  • A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
  • A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
  • A tactical move to gain advantage.
  • (archaic) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French artifice root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (fit, join, fix, put together, fix together, join together, fit together, fitting, then, question particle, so, take, pronounce a ritual).

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Proto-Indo-European

*h₂er-

Gloss

fit, join, fix, put together, fix together, join together, fit together, fitting, then, question particle, so, take, pronounce a ritual

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