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Prevaricate vs Restrained - What's the difference?

prevaricate | restrained |

As verbs the difference between prevaricate and restrained

is that prevaricate is (transitive|intransitive|obsolete) to deviate, transgress; to go astray (from) while restrained is (restrain).

As an adjective restrained is

held back, limited, kept in check or under control.

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 ----

    restrained

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
    • He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (restrain)
    • He was restrained by the straight jacket.

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