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Get to know Equivocate better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like prevaricate or misinform.

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Equivocate meaning

  1. To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.
  2. To render equivocal or ambiguous.

Synonyms of Equivocate

tergiversate prevaricate palter misinform mislead

Related words

Other words often associated with Equivocate or its synonyms:

inform misdirect repudiate direct guide renounce take misguide conduct lead

Using Equivocate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques. | To render equivocal or ambiguous.
  • Useful related words include: tergiversate, prevaricate, palter, misinform.
  • In the example corpus, equivocate often appears in combinations such as: not equivocate, equivocate and, to equivocate.

Context around Equivocate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Equivocate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

can it equivocate in the 1× continues to equivocate 1× did not equivocate and did 1× does not equivocate 1× him to equivocate or to 1× s not equivocate here gentrification 1× soften or equivocate as what 1× writers often equivocate and dance 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i expect him 1× i m sure 1× the catholic church 1× they are times 1× what will ensure 1× writers often equivocate 1×

Common sentence endings:

and their work 1× continues to equivocate 1× ever have happened 1× getting carried away 1× of such abuse 1× twin cities neighborhoods 1×

Words around Equivocate

Just before it in the word index:

equivocal 31 equivalised 2 equivalents 211 equivalently 97 equivalent 2.889 equivalency 37

Just after it in the word index:

equivocated 5 equivocates 2 equivocating 6 equivocation 17 equivocations 2 equiworld 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Equivocate

  • In this selection, "equivocate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include can it equivocate in the and continues to equivocate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "equivocate" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with equivocate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He does not equivocate. (4 words)

What will ensure his bet pays off is if Labour continues to equivocate. (13 words)

I expect him to equivocate, or to tell me I’m getting carried away. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

They are times the American media — including and especially those outside of the disinformation beat — did not equivocate and did not give an inch to lies and the liars who tell them. (32 words)

He also said that this was not a premeditated action, though "there was no point in trying to soften or equivocate" as "what happened should never, ever have happened". (29 words)

I’m sure that’s true, but let’s not equivocate here: Gentrification is bringing swift and distressing change to Twin Cities neighborhoods. (23 words)

Example sentences (8)

They are times the American media — including and especially those outside of the disinformation beat — did not equivocate and did not give an inch to lies and the liars who tell them.

He does not equivocate.

I’m sure that’s true, but let’s not equivocate here: Gentrification is bringing swift and distressing change to Twin Cities neighborhoods.

What will ensure his bet pays off is if Labour continues to equivocate.

Writers often equivocate and dance around the question, afraid to admit they think well of themselves and their work.

I expect him to equivocate, or to tell me I’m getting carried away.

The Catholic Church cannot remain silent, nor can it equivocate, in the face of such abuse.

He also said that this was not a premeditated action, though "there was no point in trying to soften or equivocate" as "what happened should never, ever have happened".

Common combinations with equivocate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "equivocate" in a sentence?
An example: "They are times the American media — including and especially those outside of the disinformation beat — did not equivocate and did not give an inch to lies and the liars who tell them." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "equivocate" from authentic English texts.
What does "equivocate" mean?
Equivocate means: To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.
What are synonyms of "equivocate"?
Common synonyms of "equivocate" include: tergiversate, prevaricate, palter, misinform, mislead.
How many example sentences with "equivocate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "equivocate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.