prevaricate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
prevaricate
v.
lie, make false statements; speak half-truth, embellish the truth; deceive, intentionally mislead
Lie
A lie is a statement that is known or intended by its source to be misleading, inaccurate, or false. The practice of communicating lies is called lying, and a person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies may be employed to serve a variety of instrumental, interpersonal, or psychological functions for the individuals who use them. Generally, the term "lie" carries a negative connotation, and depending on the context a person who communicates a lie may be subject to social, legal, religious, or criminal sanctions. In certain situations, however, lying is permitted, expected, or even encouraged. Because believing and acting on false information can have serious consequences, scientists and others have attempted to develop reliable methods for distinguishing lies from true statements.
Lie (disambiguation)
A
lie is a type of deception, an untruth or not telling the truth.
prevaricate
Verb
1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
(synonym) beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, palter
(hypernym) misinform, mislead
(derivation) lie, prevarication
prevaricare
v.
abuse, exploit
Prevaricate
(v. t.)
To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert.
(v. i.)
To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
(v. i.)
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 prevaricates in his statement.
(v. i.)
To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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