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• prævaricate (古風な用法)

語源

From the participle stem of Latin praevāricārī (“to walk crookedly; to play a false または double part”), from prae- + vāricāre (“to stand with feet apart, straddle”), from vāricus (“with feet spread apart”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/, /pɹɪˈvɛɹɪkeɪt/

動詞

prevaricate (三人称単数 現在形 prevaricates, 現在分詞 prevaricating, 過去形および過去分詞形 prevaricated)

1. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
2. (intransitive) To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to deviate from the truth; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.

   The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.

3. (intransitive, law) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
4. (law, UK) To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.

同意語

派生語

• prevaricatest
• prevarication
• prevaricator

参考

• lie