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ruse definition

ruse (ro̵̅o̅z, ro̵̅o̅s)

noun

a stratagem, trick, or artifice

Etymology: Fr < MFr < OFr reuser, to deceive < L recusare, to be reluctant, refuse: see recusant

Ruse definition

Ruse (ro̵̅o̅′sē)

city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube: pop. 169,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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