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Definition of equivocate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

equivocate

verb

NAmE//ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt//

[intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they equivocate

he / she / it equivocates

past simple equivocated

-ing form equivocating

to talk about something in a way that is deliberately not clear in order to avoid or hide the truth

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