equivocationn.

/iːˌkwɪvəʊˈkeɪʃən/

Forms: Middle English–1500s equivocacion(e, (Middle English equivocacoun, Middle English equyocacion), 1500s–1600s æquivocation, 1500s– equivocation.

Etymology: < late Latin aequivocātiōn-em, < aequivocāre : see equivocate v. Compare French équivocation, Provençal equivocatio, Spanish equivocacion, Italian equivocazione.

†1.

a. The using (a word) in more than one sense; ambiguity or uncertainty of meaning in words; also [compare Spanish equivocacion] , misapprehension arising from the ambiguity of terms. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > use of

equivocationc1380

double entendement1390

equivocasc1400

double entendre1673

equivoque1809

mealiness1912

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 61 Bi þis may we se hou argumentis gone awei bi equivocacion of wordis.

1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1859) v. i. 73 Ye clepe seculum the world here abouen. what mene ye by this equyocacion of that name?

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 327 The oon of theyme is callede Tilis, and that other is callede Tile, leste equiuocacion of the names deceyve hym.

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 537/2 Here Tindall runneth in iuglinge, by equiuocacion of thys worde church.

1606 P. Holland in tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars Annot. 10 Playing upon the æquivocation or double sense of the word Dialis.

1656 Manasseh ben Israel Vindiciæ Judæorum iii. 21 That because of the equivocation of the word, they should change it for another.

1738–41 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses iii. App., in Wks. (1811) III. 337 The second..receives all its strength from an equivocation in the term, good.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 23 It hides its deformity in an equivocation, or double meaning of the word truth.

b. Logic. As the equivalent of Greek ὁμωνυμία: The fallacy which is committed when a term has different senses in the different members of a syllogism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > logical fallacy > other types of fallacy

ignoratio elenchi1559

fallacy of (the) accident1568

fallacy of division?1582

amphiboly1588

amphibology1589

equivocation1605

dominative argument1656

fallacy of the heapa1774

illicit process1827

obscurum per obscurius1842

genetic fallacy1904

type-fallacy1935

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Oo3 The great Sophisme of all Sophismes, being Æquiuocation or Ambiguitie of Wordes and Phrase.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iv. 13 The fallacie of Æquivocation and Amphibologie, which conclude from the ambiguity of some one word, or the ambiguous sintaxis of many.

1870 W. S. Jevons Elem. Lessons Logic xx. 171.

a. The use of words or expressions that are susceptible of a double signification, with a view to mislead; esp. the expression of a virtual falsehood in the form of a proposition which (in order to satisfy the speaker's conscience) is verbally true. Also concrete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > evasion of truth

paradiastole1555

equivocating1606

equivocation1609

quidlibet1611

equivoque1631

equivocya1636

prevarication1656

half-truth1658

suppressio veri1677

suggestio falsi1815

oil1917

1609 Bible (Douay) I. 1 Kings xi. Comm. The men of Iabes deluded their enemies by æquivocation.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. v. 41 I..begin To doubt th' Equiuocation of the Fiend.

1627 P. Fletcher Locustæ ii. vi His matter fram'd of slight equivocations, His very form was form'd of mentall reservations.

a1635 T. Randolph Poems (1652) 51 That can the Subtle difference descry Betwixt Æquivocation and a Lye.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 19 You won't tell a downright Fib for the World; but for equivocation! no Jesuit ever went beyond you.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. iii. 250 The Bishop..stooped to an equivocation too transparent to deceive any one.

b. transferred.

ΚΠ

1641 R. Carpenter Experience, Hist., & Divinitie iii. vii. 76 I see there may be an equivocation committed, as well in manners, as in words.

1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1751) To Rdr. 8 They eluded my vow by equivocation putting gold unawares in the neck of my doublet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	equivocation
释义	equivocationn. /iːˌkwɪvəʊˈkeɪʃən/ Forms: Middle English–1500s equivocacion(e, (Middle English equivocacoun, Middle English equyocacion), 1500s–1600s æquivocation, 1500s– equivocation. Etymology: < late Latin aequivocātiōn-em, < aequivocāre : see equivocate v. Compare French équivocation, Provençal equivocatio, Spanish equivocacion, Italian equivocazione. †1. a. The using (a word) in more than one sense; ambiguity or uncertainty of meaning in words; also [compare Spanish equivocacion] , misapprehension arising from the ambiguity of terms. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > use of equivocationc1380 double entendement1390 equivocasc1400 double entendre1673 equivoque1809 mealiness1912 c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 61 Bi þis may we se hou argumentis gone awei bi equivocacion of wordis. 1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1859) v. i. 73 Ye clepe seculum the world here abouen. what mene ye by this equyocacion of that name? ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 327 The oon of theyme is callede Tilis, and that other is callede Tile, leste equiuocacion of the names deceyve hym. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 537/2 Here Tindall runneth in iuglinge, by equiuocacion of thys worde church. 1606 P. Holland in tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars Annot. 10 Playing upon the æquivocation or double sense of the word Dialis. 1656 Manasseh ben Israel Vindiciæ Judæorum iii. 21 That because of the equivocation of the word, they should change it for another. 1738–41 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses iii. App., in Wks. (1811) III. 337 The second..receives all its strength from an equivocation in the term, good. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 23 It hides its deformity in an equivocation, or double meaning of the word truth. b. Logic. As the equivalent of Greek ὁμωνυμία: The fallacy which is committed when a term has different senses in the different members of a syllogism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > logical fallacy > other types of fallacy ignoratio elenchi1559 fallacy of (the) accident1568 fallacy of division?1582 amphiboly1588 amphibology1589 equivocation1605 dominative argument1656 fallacy of the heapa1774 illicit process1827 obscurum per obscurius1842 genetic fallacy1904 type-fallacy1935 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Oo3 The great Sophisme of all Sophismes, being Æquiuocation or Ambiguitie of Wordes and Phrase. View more context for this quotation 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iv. 13 The fallacie of Æquivocation and Amphibologie, which conclude from the ambiguity of some one word, or the ambiguous sintaxis of many. View more context for this quotation 1870 W. S. Jevons Elem. Lessons Logic xx. 171. 2. a. The use of words or expressions that are susceptible of a double signification, with a view to mislead; esp. the expression of a virtual falsehood in the form of a proposition which (in order to satisfy the speaker's conscience) is verbally true. Also concrete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > evasion of truth paradiastole1555 equivocating1606 equivocation1609 quidlibet1611 equivoque1631 equivocya1636 prevarication1656 half-truth1658 suppressio veri1677 suggestio falsi1815 oil1917 1609 Bible (Douay) I. 1 Kings xi. Comm. The men of Iabes deluded their enemies by æquivocation. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. v. 41 I..begin To doubt th' Equiuocation of the Fiend. View more context for this quotation 1627 P. Fletcher Locustæ ii. vi His matter fram'd of slight equivocations, His very form was form'd of mentall reservations. a1635 T. Randolph Poems (1652) 51 That can the Subtle difference descry Betwixt Æquivocation and a Lye. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 19 You won't tell a downright Fib for the World; but for equivocation! no Jesuit ever went beyond you. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. iii. 250 The Bishop..stooped to an equivocation too transparent to deceive any one. b. transferred. ΚΠ 1641 R. Carpenter Experience, Hist., & Divinitie iii. vii. 76 I see there may be an equivocation committed, as well in manners, as in words. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1751) To Rdr. 8 They eluded my vow by equivocation putting gold unawares in the neck of my doublet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1380
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