PREVARICATES Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

prevaricates

verb

present tense third-person singular of prevaricate

as in lies

to make a statement one knows to be untrue during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend

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South Korean officials have said North Korea's recent border activities have highlighted the Koreas' disagreement over exactly where the military demarcation line lies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
To be fair, the fault here lies equally with the scripts, which dump information without first creating suspense.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

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