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equivocate
[ ih-kwiv-uh-keyt ]
equivocate
/ ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt /
verb
- intr to use vague or ambiguous language, esp in order to avoid speaking directly or honestly; hedge
Derived Forms
- eˈquivocatory, adjective
- eˈquivoˌcatingly, adverb
- eˈquivoˌcator, noun
Other Words From
- e·quivo·cating·ly adverb
- e·quivo·cator noun
- none·quivo·cating adjective
- oute·quivo·cate verb (used with object) outequivocated outequivocating
- une·quivo·cating adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of equivocate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of equivocate1
Example Sentences
As Brookhiser fully appreciates—he does not equivocate or run from the truth—Lincoln was no radical, no abolitionist.
"I won't equivocate," responded the head of the Falkins family with blunt directness.
At all events, for some reason, the ex-Attorney-General was afraid to accept this opportunity to equivocate.
I do not equivocate when I say that love is instinctive, and that the latter-day expression of love is artificial.
When one thus remains in the clouds, he need not fear to equivocate.
But her stainless heart was too proud in virtue to palter and equivocate with circumstances.
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