Prevaricate
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Prevaricate
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1 v. i.
To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement.
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2 v. i.
To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
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3 v. i.
To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
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4 v. t.
To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert.
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5 v. i.
To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement.
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6 v. i.
To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
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7 v. i.
To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
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8 v. t.
To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert.