equivocated
past simple and past participle ofequivocate
equivocate
verb[I]
formaluk/ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt/us/ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt/tospeakin a way that isintentionallynotclearandconfusingto otherpeople,especiallytohidethetruth:
Sheaccusedtheministerof equivocating,claimingthat he haddeliberatelyavoidedtellingthepublichowbadtheproblemreally was.
Synonym
prevaricateformal
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- discursive
- euphemism
- hedge
- implicitly
- indirect
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscation
- obscure
- sanitize
- sidestep
- veil
- wander
Examplesofequivocated
equivocated
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Participants used filled pauses, surprisingly, in the condition within which theyequivocatedthe least, although they produced other dysfluencies (combined) within conditions where they equivocated the most.
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That is why we haveequivocatedand procrastinated all along the line.
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Heequivocatedon that question when he opened today's debate.
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Those people whoequivocatedcid not do so well.
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Heequivocatedin response to three interventions.
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I have notequivocatedon that matter.
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His recommendation was accepted in principle by the government, but the parliamentary committeeequivocatedon the location.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Behan's testimony was significant, since he was a prime witness for the prosecution but hadequivocatedon this point.
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