EQUIVOCATE


Meaning of EQUIVOCATE in English

[ ɪ'kwɪvəkeɪt ]

■ verb use ambiguous or evasive language.

Derivatives

equivocation noun

equivocator noun

equivocatory adjective

Origin

ME: from late L. aequivocat- , aequivocare 'call by the same name', from aequivocus (see equivocal ).

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