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The answer EQUIVOCATE has 7 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of equivocate in various dictionaries:
verb - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
To use equivocal language intentionally.
To avoid making an explicit statement.
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| Weasel |
| Associate takes in fourth officer to dodge the question |
| Hedge |
| Use evasive language |
| Be a weasel |
| Beat about the bush |
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| To deliberately speak ambiguously in order to mislead |
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| use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself. |
| be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
| to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth: |
| Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself. |
| To use equivocal language intentionally. |
| To avoid making an explicit statement. See Synonyms at lie2. |
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In logic, Equivocation ('calling two different things by the same name') is an informal fallacy resulting from the use of a particular word/expression in multiple senses throughout an argument leading to a false conclusion. Abbott and Costello's "Who's on first?" routine is a well known example of equivocation.It is a type of ambiguity that stems from a phrase having two distinct meanings, not from the grammar or structure of the sentence.Some examples of equivocation in syllogisms (a logical chain of reasoning) are below:* Since only man [human] is rational,and no woman is a man [male], * Therefore, no woman is rational.A feather is light [not heavy].What is light [bright] cannot be dark. * Therefore, a feather cannot be dark.In the above example, distinct meanings of the word "light" are implied in contexts of the first and second statements. * * All jackasses have long ears.Carl is a jackass. * Therefore, Carl has long ears.Here, the equivocation is the metaphorical use of "jackass" to imply a simple-minded or obnoxious person instead of a male donkey. |