equivocated (verb)

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• equivocate — [[t]ɪkwɪ̱vəkeɪt[/t]] equivocates, equivocating, equivocated VERB When someone equivocates they deliberately use vague language in order to deceive people or to avoid speaking the truth. [V about/over n] He is equivocating a lot about what is… …   English dictionary

• equivocate — verb /ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/ a) To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express ones opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the… …   Wiktionary

• equivocate — verb you have equivocated too often in the past Syn: prevaricate, be evasive, be noncommittal, be vague, be ambiguous, dodge the question, beat around the bush, hedge; vacillate, shilly shally, waver; temporize, hesitate, stall, hem and haw;… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• equivocate — UK [ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt] / US [ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms equivocate : present tense I/you/we/they equivocate he/she/it equivocates present participle equivocating past tense equivocated past participle equivocated formal to avoid… …   English dictionary

• lie — I. intransitive verb (lay; lain; lying) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos Date: before 12th century 1. a. to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• equivocate — /əˈkwɪvəkeɪt / (say uh kwivuhkayt), /i / (say ee ) verb (i) (equivocated, equivocating) to use equivocal or ambiguous expressions, especially in order to mislead; prevaricate. {backformation from equivocation} –equivocatingly, adverb –equivocator …  

• e|quiv´o|cat´ing|ly — e|quiv|o|cate «ih KWIHV uh kayt», intransitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead: »When asked if he had finished his arithmetic, he equivocated by saying, “I was working on that an hour ago.”… …   Useful english dictionary

• e|quiv|o|cate — «ih KWIHV uh kayt», intransitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead: »When asked if he had finished his arithmetic, he equivocated by saying, “I was working on that an hour ago.” SYNONYM(S): quibble …   Useful english dictionary