prevaricate
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معنی فارسی
دو پهلو حرف زدن زبان بازي کردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/pri var´i kāt´/vi.
● دروغ گفتن
● دو پهلو حرف زدن، پاسخ درست ندادن، (در پاسخ دادن) طفره رفتن، تقیه کردن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'praevaricari' (to walk crookedly, deviate), from 'prae' (before) + 'varicare' (to straddle).
مثال
- He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.
- Politicians often prevaricate to avoid answering difficult questions.
- She accused him of prevaricating to avoid paying the bill.
ترکیبهای رایج
prevaricate about prevaricate over
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s PP”
مترادفها
verb neuter
Quibble, shuffle, cavil, palter, dodge, evade the truth, equivocate, shift.