equivocating
Variant of equivocate
equivo·cate (ē kwiv′ə kāt′, i-)
intransitive verb equivocated -·cat′ed, equivocating -·cat′·ing
Etymology: ME equivocaten < ML aequivocatus, pp. of aequivocari, to have the same sound < LL aequivocus, of like sound < L aequus (see equal) + vox, voice
Related Forms:
- equivocation equiv′o·ca′·tion noun
- equivocator equiv′o·ca′·tor noun
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