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equivocate verb

  /ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/
  • (intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.
 harhauttaa, johtaa harhaan, kierrellä, pyöritellä, saattaa kyseenalaiseksi, väistää
  • (transitive) To render equivocal or ambiguous.
 kierrellä, pyöritellä, saattaa kyseenalaiseksi, väistää

equivocal adjective

  /əˈkwɪvəkəl/ , /ɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/
  • Uncertain, as an indication or sign.
 epäilyttävä, epäjohdonmukainen, epäselvä, kyseenalainen
  • Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
 epämääräinen, moniselitteinen
  • Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
 monimerkityksinen, moniselitteinen, monitulkintainen

equivocation noun

  /əˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn/ , /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn̩/ , /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/
  • (logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
 vika
  • The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
 sanaleikki
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