SUBREPTION


Meaning of SUBREPTION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )s ə b- ' rep-sh ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin subreption-, subreptio, from Latin, act of stealing, from subripere, surripere to take away secretly ― more at SURREPTITIOUS

Date: 1600

: a deliberate misrepresentation also : an inference drawn from it

– sub · rep · ti · tious \ ˌ s ə b- ˌ rep- ' ti-sh ə s \ adjective

– sub · rep · ti · tious · ly adverb

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