pre·var·i·cate (pr
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t
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intr.v. pre·var·i·cat·ed, pre·var·i·cat·ing, pre·var·i·cates
To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate. See Synonyms at lie2.
[Latin praevricr
, praevrict- : prae-, pre- + vricre, to straddle (from vricus, straddling, from vrus, bent).]
pre·vari·cation n.
pre·vari·cator n.
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prevaricate – be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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