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equivocate

Equivocate means to use vague language in order to mislead or deceive. (verb)

An example of equivocate is a teenage girl telling her parents she's staying the night at a friend's house, when really she's staying at her boyfriend's house.

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See equivocate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See equivocate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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