извъртам — meaning in English
izvartam
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English meaning
- equivocate verb To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.
- fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- hedge noun A row of closely planted bushes or shrubs forming a barrier or boundary.
- prevaricate verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
- slue verb To rotate something on an axis.
- sophisticate verb To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
- twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
Senses
извъртам is used for these senses in English:
- equivocate (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.
- fudge (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
- hedge (ambitransitive) To avoid verbal commitment.
- palter To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
- prevaricate (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
- slue (transitive) To turn something sharply.
- sophisticate To make (something) more sophisticated; to develop, to refine. [from late 18th c.]
- twist To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
equivocate — full definition
- verb To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.
- verb To render equivocal or ambiguous.
fudge — full definition
- noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- verb To avoid giving a direct or honest answer.
- verb To alter or manipulate figures or facts slightly, often to hide a problem.