PREVARICATE


Meaning of PREVARICATE in English

intransitive verb (-cated; -cating) 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 , see: lie prevarication noun prevaricator noun

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