PREVARICATE
(verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
synonyms : beat around the bush , equivocate , palter , tergiversateThe politician prevaricated about the basic points of his policy on health care for the elderly. -added by naila_inlas
Pakistan came up with a prevaricated reply for the latest indian dossier -added by royalbull
When asked about her tax plan, the candidate didn't equivocate. -added by nithi
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Mnemonics for prevaricate
(Tag: ) 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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(Tag: ) pre+var(truth)+cate(fabricate) is to fabricate the truth, meaning to lie.
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(Tag: ) pre(before)varicate(varying) i.e varying the truth b4 bcomz a lie
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(Tag: ) pre(Before)+var(True)= so before telling the truth you awlays lie
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(Tag: hindi) Pre(before) marriage evry var(groom) lies
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(Tag: hindi) = Pari-vari (which is all false, evading the truth)
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(Tag: ) Preparing Various Cate;say Cate is a girl,preparing various Cate to hide the true Cate
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(Tag: GRE) pre-varicate ~ prevent verification: deliberately avoid to confirm the correctness, the truth of sth.
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(Tag: ) read it like: pre+vary+cat, i.e. first vary words like a cat.. means Lie..
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(Tag: ) Previously varicate has been created to avoid the truth.
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(Tag: ) pr-eva(de)-(fab)ricate= evade d truth by fabricating it
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(Tag: Sing-songy) When we prevari-cate before-the-gate we dont always tell-the-completed truth.
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