Equivocate: alternatives and connections

To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly.

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To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.

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The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.

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The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.

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The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

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The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

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One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, as, in betting.

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One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, as, in betting.

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To haggle.

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To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevar…

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To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.

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