Meaning of prevarication in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Noun

   prevarication

   Definitions

   1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

   Derived terms

   • beat around the bush
   • equivocate
   • lie
   • palter
   • prevaricate
   • tergiversate
2. 2. intentionally vague or ambiguous

   Derived terms

   • beat around the bush
   • equivocate
   • palter
   • prevaricate
   • tergiversate
3. 3. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

   Derived terms

   • beat around the bush
   • construct
   • equivocate
   • fabricate
   • lie
   • manufacture
   • palter
   • prevaricate
   • tergiversate

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