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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•var•i•ca•tor (pri var′i kā′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who speaks falsely;
liar. - a person who speaks so as to avoid the precise truth;
quibbler;
equivocator.
- Latin praevāricātor; see prevaricate, -tor
- 1535–45
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•var•i•cate /prɪˈværɪˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to speak falsely; deliberately misstate;
lie.
pre•var•i•ca•tion /prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]a master of prevarication.[countable]spreading prevarications about his opponent. pre•var•i•ca•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•var•i•cate (pri var′i kāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression;
lie.
- Latin praevāricātus, past participle of praevāricārī to straddle something, (of an advocate) collude with an opponent's advocate, equivalent. to prae- pre- + vāricāre to straddle, derivative of vārus bent outwards, bow-legged
- 1575–85
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