prevarication

pre·var·i·cate (pr

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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.

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

pre·vari·cation n.

pre·vari·cator n.

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Noun	1.	prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth lie falsehood, untruth, falsity - a false statement fib, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tale, story - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" jactitation - (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) whopper, walloper - a gross untruth; a blatant lie white lie - an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
	2.	prevarication - intentionally vague or ambiguous evasiveness, equivocation equivocalness, ambiguity - unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning untruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful
	3.	prevarication - the deliberate act of deviating from the truth lying, fabrication falsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts fibbing, paltering - a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear

prevarication

noun evasion, lies, deception, pretence, deceit, quibbling, misrepresentation, falsehood, untruth, falsification, equivocation, cavilling After months of prevarication, a decision has been made.

Translations

prevarication [prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃən] N → evasivas fpl

prevarication [prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → atermoiements mpl
I'm tired of his prevarication → je suis las de ses atermoiements

prevarication

n → Ausflucht f; (= prevaricating) → Ausflüchte pl, → Ausweichmanöver pl

prevarication [prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → tergiversazione f

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ambiguity Equivocalness equivocation evasion Evasiveness fabrication falsehood falsification falsity fib fibbing jactitation Lie lying misrepresentation obfuscation paltering taradiddle tarradiddle	Godfrey left the room, hardly knowing whether he were more relieved by the sense that the interview was ended without having made any change in his position, or more uneasy that he had entangled himself still further in prevarication and deceit. Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context Campbell knew the uselessness of any prevarication with an Indian; and the importance of complete frankness. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context could he stoop to such shameless prevarication as this? Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context	prettiness pretty pretty much pretty up pretty-pretty Pretty-spoken Prettyish prettyism Pretypify pretzel Preussen Prevacid prevail prevailing prevailing party prevailing westerly prevailing wind Prevailingly Prevailment Préval prevalence Prevalency prevalent Prevalently prevaricate prevarication prevaricator Preve prevenance Prevenancy Prevene prevenience prevenient prevent prevent defense Preventability preventable preventative preventer Preventer bolts Preventer stay Preventingly prevention prevention of stripping equipment Preventional preventive preventive attack preventive deployment preventive detention preventive diplomacy preventive maintenance	prevalences prevalences prevalences Prevalency prevalent prevalent prevalent prevalent prevalently prevalently prevalently prevalidation Prevalite Prevalite prevaricate prevaricate prevaricate prevaricate prevaricated prevaricated prevaricated prevaricated prevaricates prevaricates prevaricates prevaricates prevaricating prevaricating prevaricating prevaricating prevarication prevarications prevarications prevaricator prevaricator prevaricator prevaricator Prevaricators Prevaricators prevascular phase Preve Preven Prevenance prévenance Prevenancy Prevención de Riesgos Laborales Prevene Prevene prevenience prevenience prevenient prevenient preveniently preveniently prevent prevent prevent prevent prevent Prevent a Litter Coalition Prevent Abuse and Neglect Through Dental Awareness

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ambiguity
Equivocalness
equivocation
evasion
Evasiveness
fabrication
falsehood
falsification
falsity
fib
fibbing
jactitation
Lie
lying
misrepresentation
obfuscation
paltering
taradiddle
tarradiddle

Godfrey left the room, hardly knowing whether he were more relieved by the sense that the interview was ended without having made any change in his position, or more uneasy that he had entangled himself still further in prevarication and deceit.

Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context

Campbell knew the uselessness of any prevarication with an Indian; and the importance of complete frankness.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context

could he stoop to such shameless prevarication as this?

Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context

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