Meaning | Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear / unclear in order to mislead or withhold information. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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Synonyms | beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, palter |
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Broader | misinform, mislead | Give false / false or misleading information to |
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Spanish | mentir, prevaricar, tergiversar |
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Catalan | prevaricar, tergiversar |
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Nouns | prevarication | the deliberate act of deviating from the truth |
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prevarication | intentionally vague or ambiguous |
prevarication | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth |
prevaricator | a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly |