prevarication

[ pri-var-i-key-shuhn ]

/ prɪˌvær ɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.

a false or deliberate misstatement; lie: Her many prevarications had apparently paid off; she was free to go.

Words nearby prevarication

prevail on, Préval, prevalence, prevalent, prevaricate, prevarication, prevaricator, prévenance, prevenient, prevenient grace, prevent

Example sentences from the Web for prevarication

Mr. Converse had rather keen vision in matters of prevarication, even when the lying was done adroitly with figures.
The Landloper|Holman Day
Then, as Helene accompanied her into the ante-room, she wished to apologize for her prevarication.
A Love Episode|Emile Zola
Let us see whether we cannot defend him from this reproach of falsity and prevarication.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne
"Auchinbreac was a soldier by trade and a good one too," answered M'Iver, at his usual trick of prevarication.
John Splendid|Neil Munro

I scorn a lie—my prayer is to leave every prevarication behind.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard

单词	prevarication
释义	prevarication [ pri-var-i-key-shuhn ] / prɪˌvær ɪˈkeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prevarication ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication. a false or deliberate misstatement; lie: Her many prevarications had apparently paid off; she was free to go. Words nearby prevarication prevail on, Préval, prevalence, prevalent, prevaricate, prevarication, prevaricator, prévenance, prevenient, prevenient grace, prevent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prevarication Mr. Converse had rather keen vision in matters of prevarication, even when the lying was done adroitly with figures. The Landloper\|Holman Day Then, as Helene accompanied her into the ante-room, she wished to apologize for her prevarication. A Love Episode\|Emile Zola Let us see whether we cannot defend him from this reproach of falsity and prevarication. The Essays of Montaigne, Complete\|Michel de Montaigne "Auchinbreac was a soldier by trade and a good one too," answered M'Iver, at his usual trick of prevarication. John Splendid\|Neil Munro I scorn a lie—my prayer is to leave every prevarication behind. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13\|Elbert Hubbard Content related to prevarication Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Tatterdemalion, And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.comA sequel to a treasured children's film and a celebration of the nation's laws both landed on the Dictionary.com trending words list for September 14–21, 2018. Here's what else had you wondering about words. READ MORE Words related to prevarication falsehood, equivocation, dishonesty, fib, lie, deceitfulness, distortion, tale, untruth, deception, fabrication
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prevarication

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