equivocate

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (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.
2. (transitive) To render equivocal or ambiguous.

Έννοιες

αμφιλέγω

διφορούμαι

Συνώνυμα

prevaricate

quibble

beat around the bush

tergiversate

palter

evade

avoid

dodge

elude

fib

hedge

lie

quip

stall

waffle

🧇

fend off

speak indirectly

fudge

haggle

make a pun

hesitate

be evasive

move around

oppugn

circulate

circuit

put off

browse

to mask a falsehood

rove

shirk

sidestep

sidetrack

skirt

wag one’s tongue

swan

🦢

bicker

skate over

tour

travel

twiddle

vagabond

vague

shy away from

waver

wisecrack

clear

controvert

deny

yield

Μεταφράσεις

tergiverser

dar una respuesta ambigua

tergiversar

ألغز

رحرح

لاغز

الغز

ورب

tergiversar

zweideutig reden

Wörter verdrehen

لغز

tourner autour du pot

falsificare

افك

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: equivocaten

Συγγενές με Γαλλικά: équivoquer

In summary

From Late Middle English equivocaten, from Medieval Latin aequivocātus, perfect passive participle of aequivocō (“I am called by the same name”), from Late Latin aequivocus (“ambiguous, equivocal”). Compare French équivoque.