Definition of "prevaricated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of prevaricate. (verb)

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• "He began composing in his head in Latin; prevaricated, decided on French."
• "When arrested Surfleet 'prevaricated' and said he had passed it to someone in the hope it could be sold and the money would go back to Mrs Kulpa."
• "The Church itself has eeled around, prevaricated, temporized, made excuses for itself."