equivocate
verbGraduateELO 1,550GRECAT
DEFINITION
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
ETYMOLOGY
Latin aequivoocus, from aequus equal + vox voice
IN LITERATURE
“Still, I am helpless, I cannot move, until I am assured that my daughter's reasons are such as a father need not underline." "Does the lady, perchance, equivocate?" "I have not seen her this morning; I rise late.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
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