Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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prevaricate \prih-VAIR-uh-kayt\, intransitive verb:
prevaricate \prih-VAIR-uh-kayt\, intransitive verb:
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To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation.
To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation.
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The B.O., his administration, Robert Gibbs, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid all exemplify the meaning of prevaricate; at least Gibbs has the decency to quit!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Prevaricate derives from the past participle of Latin praevaricari, "to pass in front of, or over, by straddling; to walk crookedly; to collude," from prae, "before, in front of" + varicare, "to straddle," from varicus, "straddling," from varus, "bent."
Prevaricate derives from the past participle of Latin praevaricari, "to pass in front of, or over, by straddling; to walk crookedly; to collude," from prae, "before, in front of" + varicare, "to straddle," from varicus, "straddling," from varus, "bent."
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