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s | equivocate |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb equivocate is

to use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.

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Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    equivocate

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Verb

    (equivocat)
  • To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.
    • All that Garnet had to say for him was that he supposed he meant to equivocate . -.
  • To render equivocal or ambiguous.
    • He equivocated his vow by a mental reservation. -.

    Synonyms

    * prevaricate * evade * shuffle * quibble * dodge * adumbrate

    See also

    * prevaricate

    External links

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