🤥prevaricate

verb
/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

Значение

to avoid telling the truth by not giving a direct answer

Примеры предложений

The politician began to prevaricate when asked about the scandal.

Примеры выражений

beat around the bush

Синонимы

equivocate, evade, mislead, hedge, waffle

Антонимы

confront, clarify, admit

Коллокации

tend to prevaricate, prevaricate deliberately, prevaricate under pressure

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