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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•quiv•o•ca•tion (i kwiv′ə kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the use of equivocal or ambiguous expressions, esp. in order to mislead or hedge;
prevarication. - an equivocal, ambiguous expression;
equivoque:The speech was marked by elaborate equivocations. - Philosophy[Logic.]a fallacy caused by the double meaning of a word.
- Late Latin aequivocātiōn- (stem of aequivocātiō). See equivocate, -ion
- Middle English equivocacion 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eˌquivoˈcation /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/ n - the act or an instance of equivocating
- a fallacy based on the use of the same term in different senses, esp as the middle term of a syllogism, as the badger lives in the bank, and the bank is in the High Street, so the badger lives in the High Street
e•quiv•o•cate /ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to mislead or to avoid commitment.
e•quiv•o•ca•tion /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•quiv•o•cate (i kwiv′ə kāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead;
prevaricate or hedge:When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.
- Medieval Latin aequivocātus, past participle of aequivocāre; see equivocal, -ate1
- late Middle English 1375–1425
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