Subreption Definition
sŭb-rĕpshən
noun
Deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of facts so as to gain some benefit or advantage.
Webster's New World
An erroneous inference or conclusion induced by this.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Subreption
Noun
Singular:
subreption
Plural:
subreptionsOrigin of Subreption
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Late Latin subreptiō subreptiōn- from Latin theft from subreptus past participle of surripere, subripere to take away secretly surreptitious
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin subreptio, from subripere, subreptum, to snatch or take away secretly: compare French subreption. See surreptitious.
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