prevaricate (redirected from prevaricating)

pre·var·i·cate  (pr-vr-kt)

intr.v. pre·var·i·cat·ed, pre·var·i·cat·ing, pre·var·i·cates

To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate. See Synonyms at lie².

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[Latin praevricr, praevrict- : prae-, pre- + vricre, to straddle (from vricus, straddling, from vrus, bent).]

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pre·vari·cation n.

pre·vari·cator n.

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prevaricate

Verb

[-cating, -cated] to avoid giving a direct or truthful answer [Latin praevaricari to walk crookedly]

prevarication n
prevaricator n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

prevaricate - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, tergiversate misinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to

Translations

prevaricate [prɪˈværɪkeɪt] vi (by saying sth) → Ausflüchte machen;

(by doing sth) → Ausweichmanöver machen