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equivocate
 
SYLLABICATION:e·quiv·o·cate
PRONUNCIATION:  -kwv-kt
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: e·quiv·o·cat·ed, e·quiv·o·cat·ing, e·quiv·o·cates
1. To use equivocal language intentionally. 2. To avoid making an explicit statement. See synonyms at lie2.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English equivocaten, from Medieval Latin aequivocre, aequivoct-, from Late Latin aequivocus, equivocal. See equivocal.
OTHER FORMS:e·quivo·cator —NOUN
 
 
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