equivocate
pronunciation
How to pronounce equivocate in British English:
UK [ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt]
How to pronounce equivocate in American English:
US [ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt]
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- Verb:
- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Word Origin
- equivocate (v.)
- early 15c., equivocaten, from Medieval Latin equivocatus, past participle of equivocare "to call by the same name, be called by the same name, have the same sound," from Late Latin aequivocus "of identical sound" (see equivocation). Related: Equivocated; equivocating.
Example
- 1. Please don 't equivocate just give me a clear reply .
- 2. Ex. you can tell when they 're stressed out , they 'll equivocate and vacillate .
- 3. I 'm not a man to equivocate .
- 4. I am not a manto equivocate .
- 5. Please don 't equivocate about your real purpose .