prevaricate

• Verbo usado para descrever o ato de falar ou agir de forma evasiva ou enganosa, muitas vezes para evitar a verdade ou assumir uma posição clara.

A verb used to indicate the act of speaking or acting in an evasive or misleading way, often to avoid telling the truth or committing to a position.

1. Speak or act evasivelyC2formal

   To avoid telling the truth or making a clear statement, often by being deliberately ambiguous or misleading.

   Evadir-se

   • The politician prevaricated when asked about the scandal.
   • Instead of answering directly, she prevaricated about her involvement.
   • He tends to prevaricate when he feels cornered.

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   Antônimosaffirmconfesscorroborateverify