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prevarication : Main Entry: pre·var·i·cate
Pronunciation: \pri-ˈver-ə-ˌkāt, -ˈva-rə-\
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): pre·var·i·cat·ed; pre·var·i·cat·ing
Etymology: Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, to straddle, from prae- + varicare to straddle, from varus bowlegged
Date: circa 1631
: to deviate from the truth : equivocate
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