Prevaricate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Prevaricate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions

Verb

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

beat around the bush equivocate tergiversate prevaricate palter

To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).

See Also

equivocate evade direct sham waffle defendant prevaricatingly prevarication

Related Terms

equivocate evade direct sham waffle defendant prevaricatingly prevarication lie prosecution prevaricates ambiguous collude prevaricator undertake haffle palter prevaricated informer

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

misinform

Rhyming Words

ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate

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