equivocate

intr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

1. To use equivocal language intentionally.
2. To avoid making an explicit statement. See synonyms at lie².

[Middle English equivocaten, from Medieval Latin aequivocāre, aequivocāt-, from Late Latin aequivocus, equivocal. See equivocal.]

equivocator e·quiv'o·ca'tor n.

verb

1. To use evasive or deliberately vague language: euphemize, hedge, shuffle, tergiversate, weasel. Informal pussyfoot, waffle. Idioms: beataboutaroundthe bush, mince words. See clear/unclear.
2. To stray from truthfulness or sincerity: palter, prevaricate, shuffle. See true/false.

v

Definition: avoid an issue
Antonyms: face, meet, speak on

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To make a statement that is capable of being taken in more than one way, with the aim of exploiting the ambiguity.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - udtrykke sig tvetydigt, svare undvigende

Nederlands (Dutch)
ergens omheen draaien, liegen

Français (French)
v. intr. - prôner l'équivoque, user de faux-fuyants

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausweichen, zweideutig reden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αοριστολογώ, υπεκφεύγω (κν. τα μασάω), παίζω με τις λέξεις

Italiano (Italian)
equivocare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - equivocar-se

Русский (Russian)
говорить уклончиво

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - usar equívocos, dar una respuesta ambigua, mentir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - yttra sig tvetydigt, slingra sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
说模棱两可的话, 支吾

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 說模棱兩可的話, 支吾

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 얼버무리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ごまかす, 言葉をにごす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوارب, يراوغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮דיבר בלשון דו-משמעית, היה מעורפל, הסתיר האמת‬

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