v.
Pronunciation: pri- ' ver- ə - ˌ k ā t, - ' va-r ə -
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -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 \ - ˌ ver- ə - ' k ā -sh ə n, - ' va-r ə - \ noun
– pre · var · i · ca · tor \ - ' ver- ə - ˌ k ā -t ə r, - ' va-r ə - \ noun