prevaricate meaning - definition of prevaricate by Mnemonic Dictionary

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prevaricate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word prevaricate

Definition
(verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

Synonyms : beat around the bush , equivocate , palter , tergiversate

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prevaricate

divide is as pre(..before)+var(truth..)+icate(..gate) ..i.e. before truth, you have kept a gate. Hence you are LYING or HIDING THE TRUTH..

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by kvsharat

pre+var(truth)+cate(fabricate) is to fabricate the truth, meaning to lie.

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by cp.jethani

pre(before)varicate(varying) i.e varying the truth b4 bcomz a lie

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by crazylooks

pre(Before)+var(True)= so before telling the truth you awlays lie

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by ksameer_coep

Preparing Various Cate;say Cate is a girl,preparing various Cate to hide the true Cate

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by laaptu

Pre(before) marriage evry var(groom) lies

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by rekha3101

pre-varicate ~ prevent verification: deliberately avoid to confirm the correctness, the truth of sth.

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by wWolfvn

= Pari-vari (which is all false, evading the truth)

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by genie

When we prevari-cate before-the-gate we dont always tell-the-completed truth.

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by Yank

pr-eva(de)-(fab)ricate= evade d truth by fabricating it

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by Omkar Erande

read it like: pre+vary+cat, i.e. first vary words like a cat.. means Lie..

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by tune2amit

Previously varicate has been created to avoid the truth.

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by shaktipada

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by wWolfvn

equi+vocate sounds like advocate... corrupt advocates LIE, to CONCEAL THE TRUTH which MISLEADS the judge..

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by akshayakshay