Prevaricate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prɪˈværɪkeɪt|
Brit.
|prɪˈværɪkeɪt|
verb
- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (syn: equivocate, palter, tergiversate)
Extra examples
Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project.
...during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend...
'I'm not sure,' he prevaricated.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: prevaricate
he/she/it: prevaricates
present participle: prevaricating
past tense: prevaricated
past participle: prevaricated
I/you/we/they: prevaricate
he/she/it: prevaricates
present participle: prevaricating
past tense: prevaricated
past participle: prevaricated
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