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Mendacity vs Prevaricate - What's the difference?

mendacity | prevaricate |

As a noun mendacity

is the fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.

As a verb prevaricate is

(transitive|intransitive|obsolete) to deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).

mendacity

English

Noun

(mendacities)
  • The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
  • *
  • A lie, deceit or falsehood.

    • Related terms

    * mendacious * mendaciously * mendaciousness

    prevaricate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Verb

    (prevaricat)
  • (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
  • To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.
    • The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.
  • (legal) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
  • (legal, UK) To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.

    • Derived terms

    * prevarication * prevaricator

    See also

    * lie ----