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    [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;

    [Noun]  | "prevaricator" 


    1: a person who tells lies;


      * e.g., " ... she was clearly one of the more practiced prevaricators ever to come before the congressional committee "



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    [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 "



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     [ "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." 

     [ "prevaricate" ]

    1: To deviate from the truth.

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

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