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prevaricate

pre.var.i.cate \pri-'var-*-.ka-t\ \-.var-*-'ka--sh*n\ \-'var-*-.ka-t-*r\ vi 
   [L praevaricatus, pp. of praevaricari to walk crookedly, fr. pra]e- + 
   varicus having the feet spread apart, fr. varus bent, knock-kneed; prob. 
   akin to OE wo-h crooked, L vacillare to sway, vagus wandering : to deviate 
   from the truth : EQUIVOCATE  - pre.var.i.ca.tion n