"prævaricate" meaning in English

See prævaricate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: prævaricates [present, singular, third-person], prævaricating [participle, present], prævaricated [participle, past], prævaricated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} prævaricate (third-person singular simple present prævaricates, present participle prævaricating, simple past and past participle prævaricated)
  1. Obsolete spelling of prevaricate Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: prevaricate
    Sense id: en-prævaricate-en-verb-m7QxU6YU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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