E-quiv'o-cāte, v. i.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. EQUIVOCATED; p. pr. & vb. n. EQUIVOCATING.] [It. equivocare, Sp. equivocar, Fr. équivoquer, L. Lat. æquivocare, æquivocatum, from Lat. æquivocus. See supra.] To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity. Syn.—To prevaricate; evade; shuffle. See PREVARICATE.