pre
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Third Person
prevaricates
Present Participle
prevaricating
Past Tense
prevaricated
Past Participle
prevaricated
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to avoid giving a direct answer by being deliberately ambiguous
- The politician prevaricated when asked about the budget cuts.
- He tends to prevaricate when confronted with difficult questions.
- The witness prevaricated under pressure from the attorney.
- Don't prevaricate; just tell the truth.
- She prevaricated to avoid admitting her mistake.