- pre|var|i|ca|tion
- pre|var|i|ca|tion «pree VAR uh KAY shuhn», noun.the act of prevaricating; turning aside from the truth; lie.
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pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
var — ba·var·dage; bol·i·var; bo·li·var·i·an; bou·le·var·dier; bou·var·dia; cal·var·ia; cal·var·i·al; cal·var·i·um; chak·ra·var·tin; circ·o·var·i·an; cla·var·ia; cla·var·i·a·ce·ae; cul·ti·var; di·var·i·ca·tion; di·var·i·ca·tor; el·in·var; Form·var;… … English syllables
-tion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion … Encyclopédie Universelle
prevarication — pre·var·i·ca·tion … English syllables
prevaricate — pre•var•i•cate [[t]prɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. i. cat•ed, cat•ing to speak falsely, misleadingly, or so as to avoid the truth; deliberately misstate; equivocate; lie • Etymology: 1575–85; < L praevāricātus, ptp. of praevāricārī to straddle… … From formal English to slang
prevaricate — pre|var|i|cate [ prı verı,keıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to avoid saying or doing something because you want to cause a delay or hide the truth ╾ pre|var|i|ca|tion [ prı,verı keıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
Prevarication — Pre*var i*ca tion, n. [L. praevaricatio: cf. F. pr[ e]varication.] 1. The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation from the truth and fair dealing. [1913 Webster] The august… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
