equivocated

Meanings

• Verb

  To speak or act in ambiguous or deceptive ways; to be unclear or vague.

  - "He equivocated during the negotiations, making it difficult to reach an agreement."
  - "The politician was caught equivocating about his past statements."

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Synonyms

adumbrate , dodge , evade , prevaricate , quibble , shuffle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with equivocated
debocated , recapitated

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Variants

List of all variants of equivocated that leads to same result
equivocate , equivocated , equivocates , equivocating , equivocator , equivocators

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to speak with two meanings'; from Old French 'equivocer' meaning 'to speak false' or 'to deceive'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'equivocate' was first used in English in the 15th century.

2. Equivocated is a rare word, with fewer than 5,000 instances in the English language.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ambiguity: The quality of being open to more than one interpretation.

2. Deception: The act of deliberately misleading or deceiving someone.

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Culture

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Equivocated has been used extensively in literature, particularly in works dealing with politics, religion, and morality. It is often used to describe characters who use ambiguous language to manipulate or deceive others.

How to Memorize "equivocated"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone speaking in a way that is intentionally unclear or misleading.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of speaking with two meanings or being intentionally vague.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the meaning 'to speak with two meanings'.

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