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Meanings of
equivocate
in anglès
portuguès
pare de enrolar
català
tergiversar
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Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.
prevaricate
palter
beat around the bush
tergiversate
català
tergiversar
Synonyms
Examples for "
prevaricate
"
prevaricate
palter
beat around the bush
tergiversate
Examples for "
prevaricate
"
1
To
prevaricate
with herself or with him was out of the question.
2
Demosthenes would never turn aside or
prevaricate
,
either in word or deed.
3
I felt bound to
prevaricate
,
for the sake of my own peace.
4
He should have no opportunity to
prevaricate
if I once challenged him.
5
It has not occurred to me to think that you will
prevaricate
.
1
I have found no time to
palter
with the fripperies of women.
2
They only make you forget Jehovah-youfools-youpoor, blind
fools
-
to
palter
so!
3
Since murder was that man's intention, why should he
palter
with small details?
4
You may be cold enough to
palter
with fire that has burned you, Theodora.
5
When a man is going on my journey he does not
palter
with truth.
1
Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan doesn't
beat
around
the
bush
.
2
Answering the questions Why do I have to
beat
around
the
bush
?
3
These people aren't there to be superficial or
beat
around
the
bush
.
4
Don't
beat
around
the
bush
,
Anna; is it money, or what?
5
The governor obviously felt this was no time to
beat
around
the
bush
.
1
He is well-meaning, but he vacillates; at times he even
tergiversates
-
ashockingthing.
Usage of
equivocate
in anglès
1
I did not know how to answer, and I would not
equivocate
.
2
Three other ministers agreed with him except that they did not
equivocate
.
3
But she did not dare to
equivocate
as to her precarious state.
4
But never for a moment did he falter, or waver, or
equivocate
.
5
To falter, or
equivocate
,
or dissemble to this woman would be wicked.
6
Why suffer that lip I have kissed a thousand times to
equivocate
?
7
When one thus remains in the clouds, he need not fear to
equivocate
.
8
The ruling party -my father's party -continues to
equivocate
.
9
We have been brought up badly, the Queen having taught us to
equivocate
.
'
10
She made clear she would not
equivocate
on the border.
11
I had not the time to
equivocate
with smaller coins.
12
He would not
equivocate
and he would not be silent.
13
You want the moles, Boris Illyich, so let's not
equivocate
.
14
It was useless to deny it,
equivocate
,
or seek subterfuges.
15
Nor could he
equivocate
,
for he considered equivocation little better than a direct falsehood.
16
Do you think I always
equivocate
?
There was a thread of hurt in the question.
Other examples for "equivocate"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
equivocate
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
equivocate with
equivocate in regard
equivocate more
equivocate the violence
equivocate with justice
More collocations
Translations for
equivocate
portuguès
pare de enrolar
mentir
embromar
tergiversar
català
tergiversar
Equivocate
through the time