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Definition of Prevaricate
1. Verb. Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.
Exact synonyms: Beat Around The Bush, Equivocate, Palter, Tergiversate
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Derivative terms: Equivocation, Equivocation, Equivocation, Equivocator, Paltering, Prevarication, Prevarication, Prevarication, Prevaricator, Tergiversation
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Derivative terms: Equivocation, Equivocation, Equivocation, Equivocator, Paltering, Prevarication, Prevarication, Prevarication, Prevaricator, Tergiversation
Definition of Prevaricate
1. v. i. To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement.
2. v. t. To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert.
Definition of Prevaricate
1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prevaricate
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