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- PREVARICATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Prevaricate is less accusatory and softens the bluntness of lie, usually implying that someone is evading the truth rather than purposely making false statements
- PREVARICATE | 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
- PREVARICATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Prevaricate definition: to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie See examples of PREVARICATE used in a sentence
- PREVARICATE 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]
- Prevaricate - definition of prevaricate by The Free Dictionary
prevaricate (prɪˈværɪˌkeɪt) vb (intr) to speak or act falsely or evasively with intent to deceive [C16: from Latin praevāricārī to walk crookedly, from prae beyond + vāricare to straddle the legs; compare Latin vārus bent]
- prevaricate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of prevaricate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- prevaricate, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
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 - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
When you prevaricate, you lie or mislead Now, go ahead and tell me whether you already knew that meaning, and don’t prevaricate about it — give me the story straight! While prevaricate basically means to lie, it also has the sense of making it hard to know exactly what the lie was
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