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Showing words for PREVARICATE using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Prevaricate

prevaricate

10 Letter Words for Prevaricate

reparative

9 Letter Words for Prevaricate

preactive, precative, prevacate, privateer

8 Letter Words for Prevaricate

acervate, acierate, apricate, arteriac, arteriae, capitare, caripeta, cetraria, creative, pacative, perviate, petrarca, practive, precaria, precavae, pretrace, privater, reactive, recarpet, reparate, revacate, veratria, veratric, vicarate, vitaceae

7 Letter Words for Prevaricate

acerate, apteria, arteria, avarice, averter, caperer, caprate, captive, caraipe, cariere, carreta, cartier, caterer, caterva, cirrate, crapier, crepier, ereptic, eritrea, erratic, evirate, pareira, paretic, partier, parvati, paterae, pateria, patriae, patrice, pearter, peatier, pereira, perreia, pervert, picrate, piercer, preaver, precava, precite, prerace, pretire, privata, private, recarve, receipt, reciter, recrate, reprice, reprive, rerivet, retrace, riveret, riveter, taperer, tearier, terrace, tripara, variate

6 Letter Words for Prevaricate

acater, aceite, acerra, acrita, acrite, active, aerate, aerier, aperea, apiece, araire, arcate, arrace, arrect, arriva, arrive, artier, atavic, averia, aviate, capita, capite, carate, career, carper, carpet, carrat, carree, carter, carver, cavate, caveae, caveat, caviar, cavier, cepter, cerata, cerate, cerite, certie, cetera, crater, cravat, craver, create, crevet, earcap, ecarte, epeira, eperva, epitra, errata, errite, etrier, irater, irrate, pacate, pacier, pairer, parate, parcae, pareve, parica, pariet, parter, partie, patera, patria, pavier, pearce, peavie, pecite, peirce, peract, pereia, perite, perrie, perter, petara, peteca, petrie, picara, piecer, pierce, pierre, pirate, pitara, prater, pratie, preace, preter, pricer, prieve, privet, pteria, pteric, racier, rapier, rapter, reaper, reaver, recart, recept, recipe, recite, reiter, reiver, repace, repair, repart, repave, repeat, rerate, retape, retare, retear, retier, retira, retire, retrip, revert, riever, taiver, tarrie, tarvia, tearer, tercer, tercia, terrie, tierce, tierer, tipree, tracer, triace, tricae, tricar, tricep, vacate, vairee, variac, varier, verier, verite, vertep, vicara, vipera

5 Letter Words for Prevaricate

acari, acate, aceta, acier, aecia, aeric, aerie, aevia, airer, aiver, apace, apair, apart, apert, apter, arace, arati, arcae, areae, arear, areca, arepa, arere, arete, arite, arret, arrie, artar, arter, artic, atavi, atria, atrip, avera, avert, caper, capra, capri, carap, carat, carer, caret, carpe, carpi, carri, carta, carte, carve, cater, cavae, cavea, caver, cavia, cavie, cerat, cerer, ceria, citee, citer, civet, craie, crape, crare, crate, crave, creep, crepe, crept, creta, crete, crier, cripe, eater, eaver, ecart, epact, erect, erept, erica, etape, evert, evict, evite, irate, pacer, pacta, paire, pairt, parae, parer, parev, parte, parti, parve, patee, patia, paver, pavia, peace, peare, peart, peert, perai, perca, perce, perea, perit, perve, petar, peter, petre, petri, picea, picra, piece, piert, pieta, praia, prate, preta, price, prier, racer, raita, raper, rapic, rater, raver, react, reata, reate, reave, recap, recip, recit, recpt, recti, reice, reive, repic, retar, retia, retie, retip, rever, revet, revie, riata, ricer, rieve, riper, river, rivet, taira, taper, tapia, tapir, tarea, tarie, tarre, tarri, tarve, taver, teave, terai, terap, terce, terra, terre, tiara, ticer, tirer, tirve, tiver, trace, trapa, trape, trave, triac, trica, trice, trier, tripe, vaire, varec, varia, vatic, verpa, verre, veter, vicar, viper, vitae, vitra, vraic

4 Letter Words for Prevaricate

aarp, acer, acpt, acre, acta, aire, airt, aivr, apar, aper, apia, arar, arca, area, aret, aria, arri, arte, atap, atar, atip, aver, avie, cair, capa, cape, capi, capt, care, carp, carr, cart, cate, cava, cave, cepa, cepe, cera, cere, cert, cete, ceti, cira, cire, cite, cive, crap, crip, crit, crpe, eave, eira, eire, epic, epit, erat, erer, eria, eric, erie, etic, evap, ever, evet, iaea, iare, icer, irpe, iter, paar, paca, pace, pact, pair, para, parc, pare, pari, parr, part, pata, pate, pava, pave, peai, pear, peat, peer, pere, peri, pert, perv, peta, pete, pica, pice, pict, pier, piet, pirr, pita, prat, prec, pree, pret, prie, priv, raca, race, raia, rait, rape, rapt, rara, rare, rata, rate, rave, rcpt, rcvr, reap, rear, rect, reet, reit, repr, rept, rete, reve, rice, rier, ripa, ripe, ript, rita, rite, riva, rive, taar, tace, tapa, tape, tara, tare, tari, tarp, tarr, tava, tave, teap, tear, teca, teer, tepa, tepe, tera, terp, terr, tiar, tice, tier, tipe, tire, tirr, trac, trap, trav, tree, trie, trip, vair, vape, vara, vare, vari, veep, veer, vera, veri, vert, veta, vica, vice, vier, vita, vite

3 Letter Words for Prevaricate

ace, act, aer, aia, air, ait, apa, apc, ape, apr, apt, ara, arc, are, arr, art, ate, atp, ava, ave, cai, cap, car, cat, cav, cee, cep, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, civ, cpa, cpi, cpr, cpt, crt, cte, ctr, cva, ear, eat, ect, eec, eer, eir, epa, epi, era, ere, err, ert, eta, etc, eve, iaa, ice, ipr, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, pac, par, pat, pav, pci, pct, pea, pec, pee, per, pet, pia, pic, pie, pir, pit, prc, pre, pta, pte, pva, pvc, pvt, rai, rap, rat, rct, rea, rec, ree, rei, rep, rev, ria, rie, rip, rit, riv, rpt, rte, rti, taa, tai, tap, tar, tav, tcp, tea, tec, tee, ter, tic, tie, tip, tpi, tra, tri, trp, vac, vae, var, vat, vcr, vee, vei, ver, vet, via, vic, vie, vip

Definitions for Prevaricate

[1] to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
[2] (intr) to speak or act falsely or evasively with intent to deceive

Words related to Prevaricate

cavil, shuffle, invent, misrepresent, lie, equivocate, fib, falsify, garble, dodge, tergiversate, distort, palter, hedge, exaggerate, fabricate, shift, evade, belie, quibble

Words nearby Prevaricate

prevailing, prevailing westerlies, prevailing wind, prevalence, prevalent, prevaricate, prevarication, prevaricator, prevenient, prevenient grace, prevent

Origin of Prevaricate

1575–85; < Latin praevāricātus, past participle of praevāricārī to straddle something, (of an advocate) collude with an opponent's advocate, equivalent to prae- pre- + vāricāre to straddle, derivative of vārus bent outwards, bow-legged

Other words from Prevaricate

pre·var·i·ca·tion , noun
pre·var·i·ca·tive , pre·var·i·ca·to·ry [pri-var -i-kuh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /prɪˈvær ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
un·pre·var·i·cat·ing , adjective

Word origin for Prevaricate

C16: from Latin praevāricārī to walk crookedly, from prae beyond + vāricare to straddle the legs; compare Latin vārus bent

Synonyms for Prevaricate

belie, cavil, con, distort, dodge, equivocate, evade, exaggerate, fabricate, falsify, fib, garble, hedge, invent, jive, lie, misrepresent, misspeak, palter, quibble, shift, shuffle, tergiversate, beat around the bush, beg the question, phony up, put on