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verb (used without object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
Origin:
1575–85; < Latin praevāricātus, past participle of praevāricārī to straddle something, (of an advocate) collude with an opponent's advocate, equivalent to prae- pre- + vāricāre to straddle, derivative of vārus bent outwards, bow-legged
1575–85; < Latin praevāricātus, past participle of praevāricārī to straddle something, (of an advocate) collude with an opponent's advocate, equivalent to prae- pre- + vāricāre to straddle, derivative of vārus bent outwards, bow-legged
Related forms
pre·var·i·ca·tion, noun
un·pre·var·i·cat·ing, adjective
Synonyms
evade, shift.
evade, shift.
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Prevaricate
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| respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion or will of another |
| young deer, esp. one not weaned |
Example Sentences
- He must now decide whether to use the split as a chance to start afresh, or merely as another reason to prevaricate.
- You prevaricate but do not answer.
- On a more enlightened planet we wouldn't need to prevaricate.
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Word Origin & History
prevaricate
1580s, "to transgress," from L. praevaricari "to make a sham accusation, deviate," lit. "walk crookedly;" in Church L., "to transgress" (see prevarication). Meaning "to speak evasively" is from 1630s.
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