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prevaricate

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18
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21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/ (UK)
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/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/ (UK) · /pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/ (US) · /pɹɪˈvɛɹɪkeɪt/ (US)

Definition of prevaricate

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive)To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
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verb

  1. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive)To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
  2. (intransitive)To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
    “The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.”
  3. (intransitive)To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
  4. (UK)To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praevāricātus, perfect active participle of praevāricor (“to walk crookedly; to play a false or double part”), from prae- + vāricō (“to stand with feet apart, straddle”), from vāricus (“with feet spread apart”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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