Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.
Abandon one's beliefs or allegiances.
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Examples for "prevaricate"
Examples for "prevaricate"
1To prevaricate with herself or with him was out of the question.
2Demosthenes would never turn aside or prevaricate, either in word or deed.
3I felt bound to prevaricate, for the sake of my own peace.
4He should have no opportunity to prevaricate if I once challenged him.
5It has not occurred to me to think that you will prevaricate.
1I did not know how to answer, and I would not equivocate.
2Three other ministers agreed with him except that they did not equivocate.
3But she did not dare to equivocate as to her precarious state.
4But never for a moment did he falter, or waver, or equivocate.
5To falter, or equivocate, or dissemble to this woman would be wicked.
1I have found no time to palter with the fripperies of women.
2They only make you forget Jehovah-youfools-youpoor, blind fools-topalter so!
3Since murder was that man's intention, why should he palter with small details?
4You may be cold enough to palter with fire that has burned you, Theodora.
5When a man is going on my journey he does not palter with truth.
1Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan doesn't beat around the bush.
2Answering the questions Why do I have to beat around the bush?
3These people aren't there to be superficial or beat around the bush.
4Don't beat around the bush, Anna; is it money, or what?
5The governor obviously felt this was no time to beat around the bush.
1He is well-meaning, but he vacillates; at times he even tergiversates- ashockingthing.
Translations for tergiversate