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əˌkeɪtverb (used without object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin aequivocātus, past participle of aequivocāre; see equivocal, -ate1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin aequivocātus, past participle of aequivocāre; see equivocal, -ate1
Related forms
e·quiv·o·cat·ing·ly, adverb
e·quiv·o·ca·tor, noun
non·e·quiv·o·cat·ing, adjective
out·e·quiv·o·cate, verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
un·e·quiv·o·cat·ing, adjective
Synonyms
evade, stall, dodge.
evade, stall, dodge.
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Equivocate
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Example Sentences
- For once don't equivocate.
- Because he is in the right, he cannot afford to compromise and his leaders cannot afford to equivocate.
- You may equivocate, you may lie in your business, but you don't lie to the press.
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Word Origin & History
equivocate
1580s, from V.L. *aequivocat-, pp. stem of aequivocare (see equivocation). Related: Equivocated; equivocating.
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