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EQUIVOCATE

\ɪkwˈɪvəkˌe͡ɪt], \ɪkwˈɪvəkˌe‍ɪt], \ɪ_k_w_ˈɪ_v_ə_k_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of EQUIVOCATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To render equivocal or ambiguous.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To render equivocal or ambiguous.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To use words of double meaning; prevaricate, or evade the truth.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To use equivocal or doubtful words in order to mislead.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Equivocation.
To use doubtful or ambiguous language.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To use ambiguous language with intent to deceive.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To render equivocal.
To use words of a doubtful signification, or use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; to prevaricate.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To use words of equal meaning, to use ambiguous expressions.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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