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prevaricate
- 1) verb, to speak or act falsely or evasively with intent to deceive
Etymology
C16: from Latin praevāricārī to walk crookedly, from prae beyond + vāricare to straddle the legs; compare Latin vārus bent
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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