transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈver-ə-ˌkāt, -ˈva-rə- ]
intransitive verb
( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )
Etymology: Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, to straddle, from prae- + varicare to straddle, from varus bowlegged
Date: circa 1631
: to deviate from the truth : equivocate
Synonyms: see lie
• pre·var·i·ca·tion -ˌver-ə-ˈkā-shən, -ˈva-rə- noun
• pre·var·i·ca·tor -ˈver-ə-ˌkā-tər, -ˈva-rə- noun