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    prevaricate
    /prɪˈvarɪkeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. speak or act in an evasive way: "he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREVARICATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PREVARICATE definition: 1. to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think: 2. to avoid telling the truth or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prevaricatePrevaricate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PREVARICATE is to deviate from the truth : equivocate. How to use prevaricate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Prevaricate.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPREVARICATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PREVARICATE meaning: 1. to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think: 2. to avoid telling the truth or…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prevaricatePrevaricate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    You talk in a confusing way, go back and forth, and as deliberately as possible mislead someone. Government officials, bureaucrats, and sneaky types prevaricate in the hopes that it will be too difficult to figure out whether they've been doing something wrong.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPREVARICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you prevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision. British ministers continued to prevaricate. [VERB] Synonyms: evade, lie, shift, hedge More Synonyms of prevaricate. prevarication (prɪværɪkeɪʃən ) Word forms: prevarications variable noun.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › prevaricate_vprevaricate, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb prevaricate, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. prevaricate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (mid 1600s) agriculture (late 1700s)

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprevaricate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of prevaricate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › prevaricatePrevaricate - definition of prevaricate by The Free Dictionary

    Define prevaricate. prevaricate synonyms, prevaricate pronunciation, prevaricate translation, English dictionary definition of prevaricate. v. pre·var·i·cat·ed , pre·var·i·cat·ing , pre·var·i·cates v. intr. 1. To speak or write evasively. See Synonyms at lie2. 2. To behave in an indecisive...

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREVARICATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the fact of avoiding telling the truth or saying exactly what you think: All my attempts to question the authorities on the subject were met by prevarication. It was his prevarication that caused him to lose the election. See. prevaricate. Fewer examples. The altered plans and prevarication made everyone nervous.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPREVARICATE definition in American English - Collins Online...

    If you prevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision. She saw no reason to prevaricate. Synonyms: evade , lie , shift , hedge More Synonyms of prevaricate