verb🔗ShareTo deviate, transgress; to go astray (from)."Instead of answering directly, the child began to prevaricate, avoiding the question about who ate the cookies. "moralcharacterattitudeactionlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous."The people saw the politician prevaricate every day."communicationlanguagemoralcharacterphilosophyhumansocietypoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution."The crooked lawyer agreed to prevaricate by subtly helping the defendant during the trial, making it look like a real prosecution but ensuring the defendant's acquittal. "lawguiltactionmoralpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it."The corrupt accountant tried to prevaricate the company's financial records to hide his embezzlement. "moralcharacteractioncommunicationlanguageattitudepoliticsgovernmentsocietylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
