You queried:

prevaricate "

Results retrieved for:
    • \ pri-ˈver-ə-ˌkāt \

    Your query is not considered offensive by any official sources.

    ( some results may take a moment to update )


    [Verb]  | "pre*var*i*cate" | \ pri-ˈver-ə-ˌkāt \


    1: to deviate from the truth : equivocate


    Origin: circa 1625 ;

     Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, to straddle, from prae- + varicare to straddle, from varus bowlegged;

    [Verb]  | "prevaricate" 


    1: to make a statement one knows to be untrue;


      * e.g., " ... during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)





     [ "prevaricate" ]

    1: To deviate from the truth.

      * e.g.,  ... Maintaining a good golf score required Marc prevaricate. 

     [ "prevaricator" ]

    1: A fancy word for liar.

      * e.g.,  ... Tim your such a liar 

     [ "Prevaricate" ]

    1: PrevaricateTo purposefully give answers that have nothing to do with the question that was asked.

      * e.g.,  ... Prevaricate When asked "Approximately how much did you cut cut the funding for housing vouchers?" The Secretary answered "I don't have the numbers in front of me." 

     No results from Words API...

     No results from Linguatools Conjugations API...

     No results from Words API...

     No results from Word Associations API...


    * Query The Library of Babel *
    * Query Wikipedia *
    * Query Google *

    * Discuss! *


    You must be signed in to post comments!


    Top comments for:
    "prevaricate"