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prevarication

[ pri-var-i-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of prevaricating, or lying:

    Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.

  2. a false or deliberate misstatement; lie:

    Her many prevarications had apparently paid off; she was free to go.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of prevarication1

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Middle French, from Latin ±è°ù²¹±ð±¹Äå°ù¾±³¦Äå³Ù¾±Å-, stem of ±è°ù²¹±ð±¹Äå°ù¾±³¦Äå³Ù¾±Å “collusion,†equivalent to ±è°ù²¹±ð±¹Äå°ù¾±³¦Äå³Ù(³Ü²õ), past participle of ±è°ù²¹±ð±¹Äå°ù¾±³¦Äå°ùÄ« “to collude something, (of an advocate) collude with an opponent's advocate†+ -¾±Å -ion ( def ); prevaricate ( def )
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In a perfect world, it might be enough for political opponents to correct each other’s prevarications and exaggerations.

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The source who alerted The Times to VOA’s decision feared it suggested prevarication by the administration.

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A real professional prosecutor went to work on Trump; there were no political prevarications.

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Green or not, Chris calmly walks Cybil into a corner with Mia's assistance, following a barrage of prevarication: "In the interest of transparency, was I hired for a permanent anchor position because I am black?"

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The children's commissioner also said there had been "a year and a half of prevarication and delay" over the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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