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prevaricate

/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/
verb
  1. To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).

  2. To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.

    "The people saw the politician prevaricate every day."

  3. To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.

Synonymsbeat around the bush, tergiversate

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