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Equivocate

see synonyms of equivocate

Verb

1. beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Equivocate

see synonyms of equivocate
verb
(intransitive)
to use vague or ambiguous language, esp in order to avoid speaking directly or honestly; hedge

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Equivocate

see synonyms of equivocate
verb intransitiveWord forms: eˈquivoˌcated or eˈquivoˌcating
to use equivocal terms in order to deceive, mislead, hedge, etc.; be deliberately ambiguous

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Equivocate

see synonyms of equivocate
intr.v. e·quiv·o·cat·ed, e·quiv·o·cat·ing, e·quiv·o·cates
1. To use equivocal language in an attempt to mislead. See Synonyms at lie2.
2. To speak or write in an indecisive or noncommittal manner.

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