Definition & Meaning of "prevaricate"in English

to prevaricate

to avoid giving a direct answer by being deliberately ambiguous

Grammatical Information

Composition

derived

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

prevaricate

3rd person singular

prevaricates

Present participle

prevaricating

Past simple

prevaricated

Past participle

prevaricated

Examples

The politician prevaricated when asked about the budget cuts.

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