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equivocate
What does equivocate mean?
equivocate (verb): be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce equivocate?
/ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does equivocate come from?
From Late Middle English equivocaten, from Medieval Latin aequivocātus, perfect passive participle of aequivocō (“to be called by the same name”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to equivocate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “equivocate” mean?
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Right! That's what “equivocate” means.
to move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface
Not quite: that's what scramble means.
to fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something
Not quite: that's what vie means.
to fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise
Not quite: that's what amaze means.
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