beat around the bush (v)
equivocate (v)
tergiversate#1 (v)
prevaricate (v)
palter (v)

v00835506

type v
lex_filenum 32
def be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
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Hypernym misinform, mislead
Derivationally related form palter → paltering
Derivationally related form prevaricate → prevarication; prevaricate → prevarication; prevaricate → prevarication; prevaricate → prevaricator
Derivationally related form tergiversate → tergiversation
Derivationally related form equivocate → equivocation; equivocate → equivocator
Derivationally related form equivocate → equivocation; equivocate → equivocation
Incoming links
Derivationally related form tergiversation → tergiversate
Derivationally related form equivocation → equivocate; equivocation → equivocate
Derivationally related form prevarication → prevaricate; prevarication → prevaricate; prevarication → prevaricate; prevaricator → prevaricate
Derivationally related form paltering → palter
Derivationally related form equivocation → equivocate; equivocator → equivocate
Hyponym misinform, mislead

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