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Prevarication
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English
Etymology From the Latin, praevaricatus: to walk a crooked line
Intransitive verb
prevaricate (prevaricates, prevaricated, prevaricating)
- to knowingly lie by evasiveness or quibbling
- secretive or sneaky banter meant to conceal truth
- The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.
Noun
prevarication (plural prevarications)
- A lie, or bending of the truth
Related terms
- prevaricator
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