Prevaricate (Verb)

Meaning

Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Equivocate
• Beat Around The Bush
• Palter
• Tergiversate

Hypernyms

• Misinform
• Mislead

Related Words

• Prevarication (noun)
• Prevaricator (noun)