prevarication

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.

Thesaurus

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

Translations

prevarication [prɪværɪˈkeɪʃən] n → evasivas fpl

prevarication [prɪværɪˈkeɪʃən] n → (usage m de) faux-fuyants mpl

prevarication [prɪværɪˈkeɪʃən] prevaricate n (see vi) → Ausflucht f; Ausweichmanöver nt

prevarication [prɪværɪˈkeɪʃən] n → tergiversazione f