See prevaricate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from)."
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"(intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate."
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"(law, UK) To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it."
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"word": "prevaricatest"
},
{
"word": "prevaricatingly"
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"word": "prevaricator"
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"3": "praevāricātus"
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"etymology_text": "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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"glosses": [
"To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from)."
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[
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[
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"(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from)."
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"transitive"
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"word": "direct"
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41
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"text": "The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.",
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"To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate."
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"(intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate."
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"word": "equivocate"
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{
"word": "waffle"
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{
"word": "evade"
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"glosses": [
"To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution."
],
"links": [
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[
"collude",
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[
"informer",
"informer"
],
[
"defendant",
"defendant"
],
[
"sham",
"sham"
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[
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"(intransitive, law) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution."
],
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],
"topics": [
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},
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"categories": [
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"en:Law"
],
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"To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it."
],
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"(law, UK) To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it."
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"ipa": "/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
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"ipa": "/pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/",
"tags": [
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},
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"ipa": "/pɹɪˈvɛɹɪkeɪt/",
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"synonyms": [
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"word": "beat about the bush"
},
{
"word": "beat around the bush"
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{
"word": "equivocate"
},
{
"word": "fabricate"
},
{
"word": "fib"
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{
"word": "lie"
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{
"word": "tergiversate"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "izvǎrtam",
"sense": "deviate, transgress",
"word": "извъртам"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "deviate, transgress",
"word": "afwijken"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "deviate, transgress",
"word": "terugkrabbelen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "deviate, transgress",
"word": "prévariquer"
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"code": "mi",
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"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "deviate, transgress",
"word": "tītahataha"
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"code": "pl",
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"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "deviate, transgress",
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"word": "kręcić"
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"code": "pl",
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"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "deviate, transgress",
"tags": [
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"word": "lawirować"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "deviate, transgress",
"word": "prevaricar"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "tángsè",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "搪塞"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "rond de pot draaien"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "vältellä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "éluder"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "se dérober"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "être/rester évasif"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "miḳibv-moḳibva",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "მიკიბვ-მოკიბვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "ausweichen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "Ausflüchte machen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "köntörfalaz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "kertel"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "essere evasivo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "equivocare"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"lang_code": "kk",
"roman": "būltaqtau",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "бұлтақтау"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "tītahataha"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"lang_code": "mn",
"roman": "bulzax",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "булзах"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"lang_code": "mn",
"roman": "bulǰaqu",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠪᠤᠯᠵᠠᠬᠤ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wykręcać się od odpowiedzi"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wykręcić się od odpowiedzi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "uvílivatʹ",
"sense": "shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate",
"word": "уви́ливать"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "(law) collude",
"word": "prévariquer"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "(law) collude",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zmawiać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "(law) collude",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zmówić się"
}
],
"word": "prevaricate"
}
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