equivocate

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form equivocate

Third-person singular equivocates

Past tense equivocated

Past participle equivocated

Present participle equivocating

1. (intransitive) If a person equivocates, they speak using double meaning so as to confuse or mislead people.