English Dictionary

prevaricate

IPA（発音記号）

/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/

動詞

自動詞 廃用 他動詞 イギリス英語

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

日本語の意味

元々の道や規範から逸脱すること / 正しい進むべき方向から外れること / 規範や道理を踏み外すこと

When the mapmakers began to prevaricate from the coastline's true course, later sailors were hopelessly lost.

測量士たちが海岸線の正しい経路から逸脱し始めたとき、後の船乗りたちは絶望的に迷い込んだ。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(intransitive) To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to deviate from the truth; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.

The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.

意味（3）

(intransitive, law) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.

意味（4）

(law, UK) To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.

prevaricates （ present singular third-person ）

prevaricating （ participle present ）

prevaricated （ participle past ）

prevaricated （ past ）