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Word: Prevaricate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (earlier (Middle English) as prevarication and prevaricator), in the sense ‘go astray, transgress’: from Latin praevaricat- ‘walked crookedly, deviated’, from the verb praevaricari, from prae ‘before’ + varicari ‘straddle’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
prɪˈvarɪkeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
speak or act in an evasive way
Short Definition:speak or act in evasive way
Examples:- he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions
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