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Definition of: prevaricate
(pri·var′ə·kāt) v.i. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
To speak or act in a deceptive, ambiguous, or evasive manner; quibble; lie. [<L praevaricatus, pp. of praevaricare, lit., walk crookedly <prae - before + varicare straddle <varicus straddling <varus crooked]
—pre·var′i·ca′·tor noun
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