Synonym: beat around the bush
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
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| (I) prevaricate | (I) prevaricated |
| (thou) prevaricatest | (thou) prevaricatedst |
| (he) prevaricates, prevaricateth | (he) prevaricated |
| (we) prevaricate | (we) prevaricated |
| (you) prevaricate | (you) prevaricated |
| (they) prevaricate | (they) prevaricated |
| Subjunctive mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) prevaricate | (I) prevaricated |
| (thou) prevaricate | (thou) prevaricated |
| (he) prevaricate | (he) prevaricated |
| (we) prevaricate | (we) prevaricated |
| (you) prevaricate | (you) prevaricated |
| (they) prevaricate | (they) prevaricated |
| Imperative mood |
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| prevaricate |
| Participles |
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| Present participle | Past participle |
|---|
| prevaricating | prevaricated |