CEFR B2

prevaricating

verb

Meaning

prevaricate means to deviate, transgress; to go astray (from). It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.
The lesson showed how to prevaricate in a natural sentence.

Synonyms: beat around the bush, tergiversate

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prevaricating (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/

Definition

prevaricate means to deviate, transgress; to go astray (from). It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.
The lesson showed how to prevaricate in a natural sentence.
Check who or what will prevaricate before translating the verb.

How to Use prevaricating

to prevaricate (verb pattern): Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — "The lesson showed when to prevaricate."
prevaricate in context (usage pattern): Check the sentence to see who does the action. — "We studied how prevaricate works in context."

Synonyms of prevaricating

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