prevaricate
verb (used without object)
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
have prevaricated
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present perfectof prevaricate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The saint therefore thinks he should have prevaricated if he had deprived the church of a minister capable of serving it.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
The revulsion of public feeling towards the fallen for cause, and the severe judgment of misdeeds by the impartial historian, has been the deserved punishment of the few who have prevaricated.
From England, Canada and the Great War by Louis-Georges Desjardins
He could have told her lies that his mobile telephone was not functional or he could have prevaricated beyond the emphatic use of perhaps.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
I know how often I have prevaricated, and have loitered with revenge; but I have not lost the flame: it burns still, and never shall expire!
From Anna St. Ives by Thomas Holcroft
She was of a romantic turn of mind, and although she would not have prevaricated for the world or done another harm by repeating anything to their detriment, she was a dreamer of day-dreams.
From Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life by Adele W. Jones
