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terugkrabbelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prevaricate verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).

Senses

terugkrabbelen is used for these senses in English:

  • prevaricate (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).

prevaricate — full definition

  1. verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
  2. verb To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
  3. verb To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
  4. verb To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.

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