equivocating

Variant of equivocate

equivocate definition

equivo·cate (ē kwiv′ə kāt′, i-)

intransitive verb equivocated -·cat′ed, equivocating -·cat′·ing

to use equivocal terms in order to deceive, mislead, hedge, etc.; be deliberately ambiguous

Etymology: ME equivocaten < ML aequivocatus, pp. of aequivocari, to have the same sound < LL aequivocus, of like sound < L aequus (see equal) + vox, voice

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