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Equivocate I Kwiv Uh Kayt Verb Intr Vague Ambiguous Order Mislead

The verb "equivocate" means to be vague or ambiguous, especially in order to mislead.

Verbet "equivocate" betyder att vara vag eller tvetydig, särskilt för att vilseleda.

Back equivocate /i-KWIV-uh-kayt/
Front
verb intr.
To be vague or ambiguous, especially in order to mislead.

[From Latin aequi-/equi- (equal) + vocare (to call), from vox (voice). Earliest documented use: 1590.]

"The bishop equivocates and wrings his fat hands and procrastinates." - Susan Wiggs; At the Queen's Summons; Harlequin; 2012.

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