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prevaricate

verb

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

Meaning

to avoid telling the truth by not giving a direct answer

The politician began to prevaricate when asked about the scandal.

beat around the bush

equivocate, evade, mislead, hedge, waffle

confront, clarify, admit

tend to prevaricate, prevaricate deliberately, prevaricate under pressure

to separate grain from the plant by beating or by using a machine

to arrange laws, rules, or ideas into a clear and systematic code

to use something as a foundation; to establish or locate something

to have power over; to manage or regulate

To speak in a formal, often pompous manner

To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.