sub ‧ ter ‧ fuge /ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ $ -ər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: subterfugium , from Latin subterfugere 'to escape' , from subter- 'secretly' + fugere 'to run away' ]
formal a secret trick or slightly dishonest way of doing something, or the use of this
by subterfuge
Sereni was lured to Moscow by subterfuge.