prevaricate /prɪˈverəˌkeɪt/ verb prevaricates; prevaricated; prevaricating
prevaricates; prevaricated; prevaricating
Learner's definition of PREVARICATE
[no object] formal
: to avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question搪塞;闪烁其词;支支吾吾 — prevarication
/prɪˌverəˈkeɪʃən/ noun, plural prevarications