equivocatev.

/iːˈkwɪvəkeɪt/

Etymology: < low Latin aequivocāt- participial stem of aequivocāre to call by the same name, < late Latin aequivocus : see equivocal adj. and n. Compare Italian equivocare, French équivoquer.

†1. intransitive. To have the same sound with. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [verb (intransitive)] > similar sound

equivocate1611

assonate1656

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Promesse The words fol lie equivocate vnto folie.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Sens This word [Sens]..equivocates with Cent, a hundred.

†2. transitive. To resemble so closely as to occasion mistake. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > render similar to [verb (transitive)] > be like, resemble, or take after > so closely as to cause confusion

equivocate1681

1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 120 Making Hell with these Sports and Pastimes equivocate a Paradise.

1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 158 Such twins both in colour and bigness, that one equivocates the other.

†3.

a. intransitive. To use a word in more than one application or sense; to use words of double meaning; to deal in ambiguities. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > play with words, equivocate [verb (intransitive)]

equivocate1609

straddle1838

weasel1956

1609 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. (ed. 2) Equiuocate, to speake doubtfully.

a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 98 Hee doth not equivocate: but his meaning is, etc.

1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. 1 Cor. xv. (note) To..place those with the blessed Spirits, is but to equivocate, and not to use the Words univocally.

1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 561 Either..he meant according to the common sense, or..he intended to equivocate.

†b. transitive. To misapprehend through ambiguity of language. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (transitive)]

misunderstanda1225

mistake1402

misconstruea1425

miskenc1480

misgloze1532

misinterpret1547

missense1560

wrest1563

misdeem1570

misconceive1586

misconstruct1596

misinfer1597

misconceit1598

misknowa1600

to look beyond1600

lose1600

mismean1605

misprize1609

misread1612

misween1614

misimagine1626

misapprehend1628

construea1640

mislead1654

equivocate1665

misrender1674

misaccept1697

miscomprehend1813

misperceive1911

1665 J. Sergeant Sure-footing in Christianity 207 To put the point of Faith out of danger of being equivocated.

4. intransitive. In bad sense: ‘To mean one thing and express another’ (Johnson); to prevaricate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)] > be evasive

varyc1430

revolt1577

sklent1581

equivocate1590

fluff1902

bullshit1942

1590 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 102 Making it lawfull for them to æquivocate with their adversaries in their answeres.

1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iii. 86 'Tis enough if he does but equivocate, and tacitly grant it.

1832 H. Martineau Ireland v. 88 By equivocating, hesitating, and giving ambiguous answers, she effected her purpose.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 379 The witness shuffled, equivocated, pretended to misunderstand the questions.

†5. transitive.

a. To insinuate by equivocation.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > hint at or suggest [verb (transitive)]

inkle1340

induce1481

alludec1487

signifya1535

insinuate1561

to glance at (upon, against)1570

thrust1574

imply1581

adumbrate1589

intimate1590

innuate?1611

glancea1616

ministera1616

perstringea1620

shadow1621

subinduce1640

involve1646

equivocate1648

hint1648

subindicate1654

hint at1697

suggest1697

indicate1751

surmise1820

to get at ——1875

1648 T. Hill Olive Branch 14 Though you will not swear (perhaps), God knows whether you will not equivocate a lye in your Trading.

b. To evade (an oath, a promise) by equivocation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > non-observance or breach > fail to observe [verb (transitive)]

breakOE

to-breaka1067

false1303

forleta1325

loosec1400

to fall from ——a1425

renouncec1450

violate?a1475

enfrain1477

failc1500

falsify1532

transverse1532

infringe1533

crack1576

recess1581

recant1585

digress1592

strain1592

burst1600

equivocate1629

falsy1629

forfeit1654

to break through1712

infract1798

waive1833

welsh1925

1629 L. Owen Speculum Iesuiticum (new ed.) 20 To equiuocate and falsie their oaths and faiths.

1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III 142 He equivocated his Vow by a Mental Reservation.

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 201 When an Oath..should oblige you to arise in Arms..ye..endeavour now to make Evasions and equivocate it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	equivocate
释义	equivocaten. /iːˈkwɪvəkət/ Etymology: < Latin aequivocātum, neuter past participle of aequivocāre : see equivocate v. rare. A word identical in form but not in meaning. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > homonymy > [noun] > homonym equivocal1653 homonym1697 equivocate1881 1881 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 June 21/1 The comic confusion made by the translator between the Latin algeo and its Greek equivocate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). equivocatev. /iːˈkwɪvəkeɪt/ Etymology: < low Latin aequivocāt- participial stem of aequivocāre to call by the same name, < late Latin aequivocus : see equivocal adj. and n. Compare Italian equivocare, French équivoquer. †1. intransitive. To have the same sound with. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [verb (intransitive)] > similar sound equivocate1611 assonate1656 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Promesse The words fol lie equivocate vnto folie. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Sens This word [Sens]..equivocates with Cent, a hundred. †2. transitive. To resemble so closely as to occasion mistake. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > render similar to [verb (transitive)] > be like, resemble, or take after > so closely as to cause confusion equivocate1681 1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 120 Making Hell with these Sports and Pastimes equivocate a Paradise. 1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 158 Such twins both in colour and bigness, that one equivocates the other. †3. a. intransitive. To use a word in more than one application or sense; to use words of double meaning; to deal in ambiguities. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > play with words, equivocate [verb (intransitive)] equivocate1609 straddle1838 weasel1956 1609 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. (ed. 2) Equiuocate, to speake doubtfully. a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 98 Hee doth not equivocate: but his meaning is, etc. 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. 1 Cor. xv. (note) To..place those with the blessed Spirits, is but to equivocate, and not to use the Words univocally. 1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 561 Either..he meant according to the common sense, or..he intended to equivocate. †b. transitive. To misapprehend through ambiguity of language. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (transitive)] misunderstanda1225 mistake1402 misconstruea1425 miskenc1480 misgloze1532 misinterpret1547 missense1560 wrest1563 misdeem1570 misconceive1586 misconstruct1596 misinfer1597 misconceit1598 misknowa1600 to look beyond1600 lose1600 mismean1605 misprize1609 misread1612 misween1614 misimagine1626 misapprehend1628 construea1640 mislead1654 equivocate1665 misrender1674 misaccept1697 miscomprehend1813 read1879 misperceive1911 1665 J. Sergeant Sure-footing in Christianity 207 To put the point of Faith out of danger of being equivocated. 4. intransitive. In bad sense: ‘To mean one thing and express another’ (Johnson); to prevaricate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)] > be evasive varyc1430 revolt1577 sklent1581 equivocate1590 fluff1902 bullshit1942 1590 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 102 Making it lawfull for them to æquivocate with their adversaries in their answeres. 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iii. 86 'Tis enough if he does but equivocate, and tacitly grant it. 1832 H. Martineau Ireland v. 88 By equivocating, hesitating, and giving ambiguous answers, she effected her purpose. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 379 The witness shuffled, equivocated, pretended to misunderstand the questions. †5. transitive. a. To insinuate by equivocation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > hint at or suggest [verb (transitive)] inkle1340 induce1481 alludec1487 signifya1535 insinuate1561 to glance at (upon, against)1570 thrust1574 imply1581 adumbrate1589 intimate1590 innuate?1611 glancea1616 ministera1616 perstringea1620 shadow1621 subinduce1640 involve1646 equivocate1648 hint1648 subindicate1654 hint at1697 suggest1697 indicate1751 surmise1820 to get at ——1875 1648 T. Hill Olive Branch 14 Though you will not swear (perhaps), God knows whether you will not equivocate a lye in your Trading. b. To evade (an oath, a promise) by equivocation. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > non-observance or breach > fail to observe [verb (transitive)] breakOE to-breaka1067 false1303 forleta1325 loosec1400 to fall from ——a1425 renouncec1450 violate?a1475 enfrain1477 failc1500 falsify1532 transverse1532 infringe1533 crack1576 recess1581 recant1585 digress1592 strain1592 burst1600 equivocate1629 falsy1629 forfeit1654 to break through1712 infract1798 waive1833 welsh1925 1629 L. Owen Speculum Iesuiticum (new ed.) 20 To equiuocate and falsie their oaths and faiths. 1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III 142 He equivocated his Vow by a Mental Reservation. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 201 When an Oath..should oblige you to arise in Arms..ye..endeavour now to make Evasions and equivocate it. 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equivocaten.

equivocatev.