Equivocate Definition
ĭ-kwĭvə-kāt
equivocated, equivocates, equivocating
verb
equivocated, equivocates, equivocating
To use equivocal terms in order to deceive, mislead, hedge, etc.; be deliberately ambiguous.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Equivocate
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From Medieval Latin aequivocātus, perfect passive participle of aequivocō (“I am called by the same name”), from Late Latin aequivocus (“ambiguous, equivocal”): confer French équivoquer. See equivocal.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English equivocaten from Medieval Latin aequivocāre aequivocāt- from Late Latin aequivocus equivocal equivocal
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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