equivocate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de s'exprimer de manière ambiguë ou évasive, notamment pour cacher la vérité ou éviter de prendre un engagement.

A verb used to express the act of using ambiguous or evasive language, especially to conceal the truth or avoid commitment.

1. Use ambiguous languageC1formal

   To use ambiguous or unclear expressions, especially to avoid committing to a definite position or to deceive.

   parler de façon ambiguë

   • The politician equivocated when asked about the tax increase.
   • Instead of giving a straight answer, she equivocated.
   • He tends to equivocate on controversial topics.

   Synonymescavildodgeevadefudgehedgeprevaricatequibbleshuffletergiversateweasel

   Antonymesaffirmassertavowdeclarestate