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When you accuse someone of lying, you are saying that person was intentionally dishonest, no bones about it. Prevaricate is less accusatory and softens the bluntness of lie, usually implying that someone is evading the truth rather than purposely making false statements.
Prevaricate definition: to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.. See examples of PREVARICATE used in a sentence.
When you prevaricate, you lie or mislead. Now, go ahead and tell me whether you already knew that meaning, and don’t prevaricate about it — give me the story straight! While prevaricate basically means to lie, it also has the sense of making it hard to know exactly what the lie was.
PREVARICATE meaning: 1. to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think: 2. to avoid telling the truth or…. Learn more.
verb. If you prevaricate, you avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision. British ministers continued to prevaricate. [VERB] Synonyms: evade, lie, shift, hedge More Synonyms of prevaricate. prevarication (prɪværɪkeɪʃən ) Word forms: prevarications variable noun.
pre·var·i·cate. (prĭ-văr′ĭ-kāt′) v. pre·var·i·cat·ed, pre·var·i·cat·ing, pre·var·i·cates. v.intr. 1. To speak or write evasively. See Synonyms at lie 2. 2. (Usage Problem) To behave in an indecisive manner; delay or procrastinate.
prevaricate. verb. These are words and phrases related to prevaricate. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of prevaricate. She may have prevaricated a bit about her illustrious forebears.
verb. prevaricated, prevaricates, prevaricating. To turn aside from, or evade, the truth; equivocate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To tell an untruth; lie. Webster's New World. To behave in an evasive or indecisive manner, usually in delay. American Heritage.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English prevaricate pre‧var‧i‧cate / prɪˈværɪkeɪt / verb [intransitive, transitive] formal AVOID to try to hide the truth by not answering questions directly ‘I’m not sure, ’ he prevaricated. — prevarication / prɪˌværɪˈkeɪʃ ə n / noun [countable, uncountable] → See Verb table ...
Britannica Dictionary definition of PREVARICATE. [no object] formal. : to avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question. Government officials prevaricated about the real costs of the project.
