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Prevaricate Pre‧Var‧I‧Cate Prɪˈværəkeɪt Prɪˈværɪkeɪt Verb Intransitive Transitive Formal

Front prevaricate
Back pre‧var‧i‧cate /prɪˈværəkeɪt, prɪˈværɪkeɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive] formal
to try to hide the truth by not answering questions directly:
‘I’m not sure,’ he prevaricated.
—prevarication /prɪˌværəˈkeɪʃən, prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]

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