prevaricate pri-VAIR-i-kayt verb WS #33

to speak or act in an evasive way; to avoid giving a direct answer; to deliberately mislead or lie; to equivocate or hedge

1. Rather than admit his mistake, he chose to prevaricate and blame others for the project's failure.
2. The politician continued to prevaricate when asked about his position on the controversial tax policy.
3. She tends to prevaricate when confronted about her spending habits, never giving straight answers.
4. The CEO's tendency to prevaricate during interviews made investors question the company's transparency.
5. The witness was warned not to prevaricate during testimony, as perjury charges could result.