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equivocate

[ ih-kwiv-uh-keyt ]

verb (used without object)

equivocated, equivocating.
  1. to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge:

    When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.

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equivocate

/ ɪˈɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. intr to use vague or ambiguous language, esp in order to avoid speaking directly or honestly; hedge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܾdzٴǰ, adjective
  • ˈܾˌپԲ, adverb
  • ˈܾˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܾo·iԲ· adverb
  • ·ܾo·tǰ noun
  • ԴDze·ܾo·iԲ adjective
  • dzܳe·ܾo·ٱ verb (used with object) outequivocated outequivocating
  • ܲe·ܾo·iԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of equivocate1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin ܾdzٳܲ, past participle of ܾdz; equivocal, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of equivocate1

C15: from Medieval Latin ܾdz, from Late Latin aequivocus ambiguous, equivocal
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When asked directly about the war’s beginning and if Russia had invaded, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth equivocated, telling a Fox News host that it was “a very complicated situation.”

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He didn’t equivocate and he did not lie to me to make himself look better.

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Republicans, meanwhile, have railed at what they characterized as equivocating or silence by Democrats.

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The way you get a longer war is by equivocating and by making your support contingent on too many variables.

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When we equivocate or fail to defend a President who has brought our nation back from the brink of ruin, all they sense is our fear, and all it does is embolden them.

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