Vocabulary
Prevaricate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
speak or act in an evasive way.
Urdu meaning
حیلہ بہانہ کرنا، ٹال مٹول، ہیرپھیر کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Pakistan cannot progress in the modern world if the keys to its nascent IT industry are to remain in the hands of a regulatory authority that cannot even prevaricate with consistency.
Synonyms
be evasive, beat about the bush, hedge, fence, shilly-shally, shuffle, dodge (the issue),
Antonyms
be honest, face, tell truth
Curator example
“he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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