单词 | equivocate |
释义 | equivocate —equivocatingly, adv. —equivocator, n. /i kwiv"euh kayt'/, v.i. , equivocated, equivocating. 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. [1375-1425; late ME < ML aequivocatus, ptp. of aequivocare; see EQUIVOCAL, -ATE1] Syn. evade, stall, dodge. |
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