Definition of "prevaricate" [pre•var•i•cate]

• To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate. See Synonyms at lie2. (verb-intransitive)

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• "He used the word prevaricate instead of procrastinate because he was talking about the deceit of the banking industry in cahoots with the government."
• "However: We prevaricate, which is to say, being interpreted, we hedge."
• "Who was that in the Planet Money clip who doesn't know "prevaricate" (lie) from"