Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

equivocate

 

to use ambiguous words and expressions in order to deceive

 

"I will do what I can for you," the lawyer reminded his client, "but I cannot and will not equivocate."

 

Related English words: equivocation, equivocator

 

Latin root words: aequus, aequa, aequum - level; fair, just; like, equal; voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatus - call 

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