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Synonyms
pre·var·i·cate (prĭ-văŕĭ-kāt́)

[Latin praevāricārī, praevāricāt-, prae-, pre-, + vāricāre, to straddle (from vāricus, straddling) (from vārus, bent).]

intransitive verb: -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. 

To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate. See synonyms at lie2

derivatives

pre·vaŕi·cátion
noun
pre·vaŕi·cátor
noun