equivocate: verb; °To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.

"All that Garnet had to say for him was that he supposed he meant to equivocate. -Edward Stillingfleet."; °To render equivocal or ambiguous.

"He equivocated his vow by a mental reservation. -George Buck."; synonyms: prevaricate, evade, shuffle, quibble more» , dodge, adumbrate

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