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/iˈkwivəˌkāt/,
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equivocated, past participle; equivocates, 3rd person singular present; equivocating, present participle; equivocated, past tense;
  1. Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
    • - “Not that we are aware of,” she equivocated
  1. beat around the bush: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
  2. (equivocation) evasion: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
  3. (equivocation) intentionally vague or ambiguous
  4. Equivocation is classified as both a formal and informal logical fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning or sense (by glossing over which meaning is intended at a particular time). It generally occurs with polysemic words.
  5. (Equivocation (information theory)) In information theory, the conditional entropy (or equivocation) quantifies the remaining entropy (i.e. uncertainty) of a random variable given that the value of another random variable is known. ...
  6. (Equivocation (magic)) Equivocation is a technique by which a magician appears to have intended a particular outcome, when in actuality the outcome is one of several alternative outcomes.Also called a "multiple-out"
  7. (Equivocation (play)) Equivocation, written by Bill Cain, is a play about telling the truth in difficult times. ...
  8. To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity; To render equivocal or ambiguous
  9. (equivocation) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression; The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading
  10. (Equivocation) This fallacy consists in directing an opponent toward an unwarranted conclusion by making a word or phrase, employed in two different senses in an argument, appear to have the same meaning throughout.
  11. (EQUIVOCATION) "A kind of lexical ambiguity in which the same word or phrase is used twice or more within an argument but with a different meaning in each case. The equivocator treats the different uses of the word or phrase as if they have the same meaning." (51, Warburton 96)
  12. (EQUIVOCATION) A form of FALLACY where an ambiguity arises because a term or phrase has been used in two different senses within the one argument. E.g. The college has a special scholarship designed for poor students. ...
  13. (Equivocation (Fallacy of)) A fallacy that occurs when you purposefully use the ambiguous qualities of language to your advantage or when you use two different meanings of the same word within a single context (p. FF-86). ...
  14. (Equivocation) A type of fallacious argument in which imprecise and shifting definitions are used to convey an illusion of continuous argument or explanation. Deception by loose definition. Example: TO FOLLOW.
  15. (Equivocation) Technique: Color Pencil
  16. (Equivocation) To avoid committing oneself to what one says; uncertainty; uncertain or questioning disposition or mind.
  17. (Equivocation) Use of a word or expression, open to more than one meaning, so as to mislead or confuse, either because the user intends to mislead or is himself confused. In a discussion or argument, the repetition of a basic term in another sense than that in which it was originally used.
  18. (Equivocation) a fallacy that is caused by words that have double meaning.
  19. (Equivocation) an expression or statement that is vague and deliberately misleading
  20. (Equivocation) is the complete change in meaning of the descriptor and is an informal fallacy. For example, when the word "bank" is applied to river banks and financial banks. Modern philosophers talk of ambiguity.
  21. (equivocation) A form of deception that uses vague language to dodge an issue.
  22. (equivocation) using two or more meanings of a key word in the same argument.
  23. (v) - lie, mislead, attempt to conceal the truth
  24. To confuse the meaning of a single term by changing contexts.  For example, an equivocation of the term evolution would be as follows:  "Evolution states that one species can change into another.  We see that cars have evolved into different styles. ...
  25. (v) to dodge or evade (a question or issue) through the use of ambiguous or misleading language; prevaricate