prevaricate
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Is prevaricate a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).intransitiveobsoletetransitive
2. (intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.Examples: "The people saw the politician prevaricate every day."Synonyms: equivocate, waffle, evadeAntonyms: directintransitive
3. (intransitive, law) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.intransitive
4. (law, UK) To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.UK
Definition source: Wiktionary