equivocate
to use vague language to avoid committing or to mislead
Word origin: From Latin aequus, equal, plus vox, voice.
Equivocate in a sentence
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When pressed for a yes or no, the official continued to equivocate.
When asked directly whether he would resign, the minister equivocated for nearly ten minutes.
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Verbal · Sentence Equivalence
Far from being the revolutionary thinker his admirers claimed, the philosopher was in fact quite blank, defending the traditional doctrines of his teachers without challenge.
Using “equivocate” well
Equivocate means to use deliberately ambiguous language to avoid commitment or to mislead. It is more pointedly evasive than simply being unclear.
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