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prevaricate
/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/
verb
To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
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."
To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
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