Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - equivocate
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v.intr. use ambiguity to conceal the truth. Derivatives equivocation n. equivocator n. equivocatory adj. Etymology: ME f. LL aequivocare (as EQUIVOCAL) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(equivocates, equivocating, equivocated) When someone equivocates, they deliberately use vague language in order to deceive people or to avoid speaking the truth. He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen if and when there are elections... He had asked her once again about her finances. And again she had equivocated. VERB: V about/over n, V • equivocation Why doesn’t the President say so without equivocation? N-UNCOUNT: usu without N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v formal to say something that has more than one possible meaning, in order to avoid giving a clear or direct answer - equivocation n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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