Meaning of prevaricate

Information about prevaricate

• It is a verb.
• The plural form of prevaricate is: prevaricates.
• Languages ​​in which prevaricate is used:

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  • English

Hyphenation of prevaricate

pre-var-i-cate

• It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
• prevaricate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

prevaricate synonyms

Meaning beat around the bush:

equivocate, tergiversate, palter

Meaning surround with a hedge:

hedge

Meaning conduct a discussion or argument in an evasive way:

fence

Meaning walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground:

shuffle

Meaning act in a cautious or non-committal way:

pussyfoot

Meaning waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive:

vacillate

Meaning argue or raise objections about a trivial matter:

quibble

Meaning make petty or unnecessary objections:

cavil

Meaning (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface:

lie

Meaning avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time:

temporize

Meaning (of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine:

stall

Translation of prevaricate

• German: lügen, flunkern, schwindeln
• French: mentir, équivoquer, éluder
• Portuguese: mentir
• Spanish: mentir, ocultar
• Italian: mentire, tergiversare

Words that rhyme with prevaricate

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