n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: wea · seled ; wea · sel · ing \ ' w ē z-li ŋ , ' w ē -z ə - \
Etymology: weasel word
Date: 1900
intransitive verb
1 : to use weasel words : EQUIVOCATE
2 : to escape from or evade a situation or obligation ― often used with out
transitive verb : to manipulate shiftily