equivocate

== English == === Alternative forms === æquivocate (archaic) === Etymology === From Late Middle English equivocaten, from Medieval Latin aequivocātus, perfect passive participle of aequivocō (“I am called by the same name”), from Late Latin aequivocus (“ambiguous, equivocal”). Compare French équivoque. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/ === Verb === equivocate (third-person singular simple present equivocates, present participle equivocating, simple past and past participle equivocated) (intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques. Synonyms: prevaricate, evade, shuffle, adumbrate (transitive) To render equivocal or ambiguous. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === prevaricate === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “equivocate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “equivocate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== equivocate inflection of equivocare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== equivocate f pl feminine plural of equivocato == Spanish == === Verb === equivocate second-person singular voseo imperative of equivocar combined with te