equivocate
verb
equiv·o·cate
i-ˈkwi-və-ˌkāt 
equivocated; equivocating
1
: to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
2
: to avoid committing oneself in what one says
Examples of equivocate in a Sentence
The applicant seemed to be equivocating when we asked him about his last job.
When asked about her tax plan, the candidate didn't equivocate.
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There was a lot of miscommunication and mistrust between critical players in the opposition and Maduro’s equivocating supporters.
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Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Vance attempted to equivocate the false claims from Trump in the wake of the election that led to the Jan. 6 Insurrection, with Democrats pointing to Russian disinformation campaigns that showed up on Facebook in the 2016 election.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
There was no pretense about her, no slickness, no political glad-handing or equivocating, just a woman who knew the value of her work and the quality of her project and was crystal clear on how it should be done.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Told unequivocally that the atmosphere at Columbia was hostile, Shafik equivocated — until the anarchy escalated to the point that the university had no choice but to call in the NYPD.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024
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Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Vance attempted to equivocate the false claims from Trump in the wake of the election that led to the Jan. 6 Insurrection, with Democrats pointing to Russian disinformation campaigns that showed up on Facebook in the 2016 election.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
There was no pretense about her, no slickness, no political glad-handing or equivocating, just a woman who knew the value of her work and the quality of her project and was crystal clear on how it should be done.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Told unequivocally that the atmosphere at Columbia was hostile, Shafik equivocated — until the anarchy escalated to the point that the university had no choice but to call in the NYPD.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Equivocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equivocate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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equivocate
verb
equiv·o·cate
i-ˈkwiv-ə-ˌkāt
equivocated; equivocating
: to use equivocal language especially to deceive
also
: to avoid giving a definite answer
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