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Prevaricate

/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/

To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).

📖 Definitions of "Prevaricate"

verb

1
To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
2
To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.
"The people saw the politician prevaricate every day."
3
To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
4
To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.

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