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UK
/pɹɪvˈæɹɪkˌeɪt/
]
[ US /pɹəˈvɛɹəkeɪt/ ]
[ US /pɹəˈvɛɹəkeɪt/ ]
VERB
- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
How To Use prevaricate In A Sentence
- And then, after all the bullshit, when he could prevaricate, elocute, circumlocute, and evade no more, he collapsed like a paper bag emptied of air. Stanton Peele: Public Figures Behaving Badly: Charlie Rangel, George Pataki, Sarah Palin
- Didn't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.
- Without a text to assist them they may prevaricate too long before facing the brutal truth.
- At every stage he has lied, prevaricated and obstructed this process of disarmament.
- When I knew that I could prevaricate no longer, I spent an unhappy afternoon agonising over which stories to give her to read. LOVE YOU MADLY
- He sent out trusted assistants to make the local arrangements, chivvied them if they did not make fast enough progress, and belaboured officials who prevaricated or objected.
- Henry Sidgwick, you are not only highly selective in the questions you choose to answer, you evade answering the questions, prevaricate and confabulate. John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...
- She might prevaricate for a good cause, but her oath was absolute, and a vow given to a friend was sacred. ALL ABOUT LOVE
- US officials will prevaricate, noting that the US spends this amount or that amount. Jeffrey Sachs: Washington Leaves Millions To Die
- The Chuang Wei smiles unusually flirtatiously and kissed close Yang Tian's lips, "etc. you to can make 200 Fus prevaricate to assist of time, I assist your instinct.