How do you pronounce prevaricate?

prevaricate is pronounced as /prɪˈværɪkeɪt/.

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prevaricate

🤥prevaricate (prɪˈværɪkeɪt)

verb

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

échapper à dire la vérité (echapper a dire la verite)

Prevalent prevent

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Signification

to avoid telling the truth by not giving a direct answer

Traduction de la signification

éviter de dire la vérité en donnant une réponse indirecte

eviter de dire la verite en donnant une reponse indirecte

Phrases d'exemple

The politician began to prevaricate when asked about the scandal.

Le politicien a commencé à éviter lorsqu'on lui a posé des questions sur le scandale.

Expressions d'exemple

beat around the bush

tourner autour du pot

Synonymes

equivocate, evade, mislead, hedge, waffle

Antonymes

confront, clarify, admit

Collocations

tend to prevaricate, prevaricate deliberately, prevaricate under pressure

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