equivocate in English

verb

1

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

“Not that we are aware of,” she equivocated

synonyms: prevaricate, be evasive, be noncommittal, be vague, be ambiguous, dodge the question, beat around the bush, hedge, vacillate, shilly-shally, waver, temporize, hesitate, stall, hem and haw, pussyfoot around, sit on the fence, tergiversate

verb

• prevaricate, be evasive, be noncommittal, be vague, be ambiguous, dodge the question, beat around the bush, hedge, vacillate, shilly-shally, waver, temporize, hesitate, stall, hem and haw, pussyfoot around, sit on the fence, tergiversate
• beat around the bush, prevaricate, tergiversate, palter

Use "equivocate" in a sentence

1. Arafat immediately began to equivocate, asking for clarifications.

2. He knew of course that Theo would equivocate.

3. Wilson continues to equivocate about what action he will take.

4. You can tell when they're stressed out, they'll equivocate and vacillate.

5. They waver while the latter stand firm, they equivocate while the latter are forthright.

6. The courts continue to equivocate as to whether the traditional approach should be maintained.

7. Don't equivocate with me I want a straight answer to a straight question!

8. "The Toshiba vice-president's rhetoric reminds the Chinese people of those Japanese politicians who equivocate over Japan's war crimes against China, " some pointed out.

9. 15 Sometimes an arguer will deliberately, sneakily equivocate, often on words like "freedom," "justice," "rights," and so forth; other times, the equivocation is a mistake or misunderstanding.

10. Sometimes an arguer will deliberately, sneakily equivocate, often on words like "freedom," "justice," "rights," and so forth; other times, the equivocation is a mistake or misunderstanding.