to prevaricate
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Definition & Meaning of "prevaricate"in English

to prevaricate
01

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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