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What is another word for equivocates?

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To speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive

To pause in indecision before doing something

To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

To tell a lie or something that is untrue

To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

To make a false show or pretense of

To make unclear or difficult to understand

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To speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive

temporises^UK

temporizes^US

beats around the bush

balks^US

baulks^UK

dances around an issue

worms one's way out of

plays it close to the vest

plays your cards close to your chest

cops out of

beats around bush

finds a way round

beats about the bush about

gives a wide berth to

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“They sometimes equivocate when asked directly about Santa's existence.”

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To pause in indecision before doing something

temporises^UK

temporizes^US

baulks^UK

balks^US

keeps changing your mind

procrastinates

tarries

goes from one extreme to the other

thinks something unlikely

harbours reservations about

has reservations about

expresses reservations about

feels uneasy about

has doubts about

has suspicions about

harbours suspicions about

entertains doubts about

fluctuates on

expresses suspicions about

has hesitations about

kicks the can down the road

uses delaying tactics

puts off doing something

hangs fire

lets something slide

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To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

colors^US

colours^UK

quotes out of context

takes out of context

gives a false account of

covers up

passes off

builds up

gives a false idea of

puts words in someone's mouth

puts the wrong slant on

gives a false impression of

molds^US

moulds^UK

twists someone's words

dramatizes^US

dramatises^UK

gives a false picture of

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To tell a lie or something that is untrue

departs from the truth

tells a terminological inexactitude

creates fiction

tells a fib

speaks with forked tongue

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

tells a little white lie

creates out of thin air

says something untrue

has on

throws off the scent

puts on the wrong track

breaks promise

puts on

puts up a front

sends on a wild goose chase

gives the wrong impression

leads up the garden path

gives someone a bum steer

wrong steers

leads down the garden path

victimises^UK

victimizes^US

gives wrong information to

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To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

temporises^UK

temporizes^US

uses delaying tactics

beats around the bush

holds over

kicks the can down the road

puts off doing something

slacks

shirks

drops behind

uses dilatory tactics

puts on the back burner

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To make a false show or pretense of

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To make unclear or difficult to understand

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