pretestare

From pretesto (“pretext”) +‎ -are (1^st conjugation verbal suffix).

• IPA^(key): /pre.teˈsta.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: pre‧te‧stà‧re

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1. (literary) to employ (something) as a pretext
   • essa pretestava non si sa che intolleranza dell’umido per evitare di lavare i piatti

     She was employing some unspecified intolerance to moisture as a pretext to not wash the dishes

2. (forensics) to attribute a pathology to a false cause

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• pretestazione
• pretesto
• pretestuoso

• repertaste, tarpereste