equivocate

v. இருபொருள் மயக்கமுள்ள சொற்களைப் பயன்படுத்து, மழுப்பிப்பேசு, சாக்குப்போக்குக் கூறி ஏமாற்று, மெய்யை மறை, தவறான கருத்துத் தூண்டு.

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E*quiv"o*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Equivocated; p. pr. & vb. n. Equivocating.] Etym: [L. aequivocatus, p. p. of aequivocari to be called by the same name, fr. L. aequivocus: cf. F. équivoquer. See Equivocal, a.] Defn: To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity. All that Garnet had to say for him was that he supposed he meant to equivocate. Bp. Stillingfleet. Syn. -- To prevaricate; evade; shuffle; quibble. See Prevaricate. E*quiv"o*cate, v. t. Defn: To render equivocal or ambiguous. He equivocated his vow by a mental reservation. Sir G. Buck.

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