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To: Taikun who wrote (9807)9/26/2005 8:09:57 PM
From: MoneyPenny  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 11633
 
In my dictionaries and from my experience, the word Prevaricate means to lie or mislead. People seldom use the word equivocal, unequivocal is more commonly used.

Old joke: what is an attorney? a professional prevaricator.

I read your post and thought that you mis-spoke. Perhaps not.

Main Entry: pre·var·i·cate
Pronunciation: pri-'var-&-"kAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -cat·ed; -cat·ing
Etymology: Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, to straddle, from prae- + varicare to straddle, from varus bowlegged
Date: circa 1631
: to deviate from the truth : EQUIVOCATE
synonym see LIE
- pre·var·i·ca·tion /-"var-&-'kA-sh&n/ noun
- pre·var·i·ca·tor /-'var-&-"kA-t&r/ noun

Merriam-Webster dictionary

www2.merriam-webster.com

MoneyPenny