Word Meaning

prevaricate definition and meaning

v. i. To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement.
v. i. To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
v. i. To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
v. t. To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert.

Crossword clues for prevaricate

- Avoid the issue
- Lie
- Quibble
- Speak evasively
- Tell lies
- Tells a lies