equivocare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- misunderstand verb To understand something incorrectly.
- prevaricate verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
Senses
equivocare is used for these senses in English:
- misunderstand (transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
- prevaricate (intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
prevaricate — full definition
- verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
- verb To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
- verb To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
- verb To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.