prevaricate
verb (used without object)
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
had prevaricated
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past perfectof prevaricate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Now for some reason or other, the vicar at this point seemed to have an idea that he had prevaricated; and as an honest vicar, it was a thing he determined not to do.
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
It did not take Bruce long to discover that in whatever else Sprudell had prevaricated he at least had told the truth when he said that the Naudain family had disappeared.
From The Man from the Bitter Roots by Caroline Lockhart
Two witnesses had prevaricated about the date of a particular incident: if they thought that of importance, they would give the prisoner the full benefit of their doubts.
From Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. by Thomas De Quincey
He knew that when he had given the heirs to understand that there was no property, he had prevaricated.
From Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California by Angelo Hall
It was probable both had prevaricated grossly and maliciously.
From Jessamine A Novel by Marion Harland
