I knew that Tom would equivocate.
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Equivocate
//ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt//
Synonyms for "equivocate" (98 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- извъртам verb (to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive)
Finnish
4 entries- harhauttaa verb (to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive)
- johtaa harhaan verb (to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive)
- kierrellä verb (to render equivocal or ambiguous)
- pyöritellä verb (to render equivocal or ambiguous)
Malay
1 entries- berdolak-dalih verb (to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive)
Polish
4 entries- czynić niejasnym verb (to render equivocal or ambiguous)
- uczynić niejasnym verb (to render equivocal or ambiguous)
- wykręcać się od odpowiedzi verb (to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive)
- wykręcić się od odpowiedzi verb (to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive)
Swedish
1 entries- uttrycka sig tvetydigt verb (to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive)
Turkish
1 entries- kaçamak konuşmak verb (to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Knock. Knock, knock. Who's there in th'other Deuils Name? Faith here's an Equiuocator, that could ſweare in both the Scales againſt eyther Scale, who committed Treaſon enough for Gods ſake, yet could not equiuocate to Heauen: oh come in, Equiuocator.
Source: wiktionary
All that Garnet had to say for him was that he supposed he meant to equivocate.
Source: wiktionary
He equivocated his vow by a mental reservation
Source: wiktionary
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