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past tense of prevaricate
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to make a statement one knows to be untrue
- during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend
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“Prevaricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevaricated. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.
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