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Lie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A lie (also called prevarication ) is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others, often with the further intention to maintain a se...
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Inflected Form(s): pre·var·i·cat·ed; pre·var·i·cat·ing. Etymology: Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, ...
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I think it's a word with shades of meaning, and while in the US it tends to get used simply as "to lie" (as in "All politicians prevaricate"), in the UK it's more often used as a synonym for...
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Definition of prevaricate in the AudioEnglish.net Dictionary. Meaning of prevaricate. What does prevaricate mean? Proper usage of the word prevaricate. Information about prevaricate in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. ... Dictionary entry overview: What does prevaricate mean?
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This page provides free information about Prevaricate ... 4 definitions for Prevaricate ... Usage: Prevaricate, Evade, Equivocate. One who evades a question ostensibly answers it, but really turns aside to some other point. He who equivocate uses words which have a double meaning, so that in one sense he can claim to have said...
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