Prevaricate

By Deane Barker • •

Definition: be evasive or undecided

Why I Looked It Up

It was used in The Medici, quite a bit. For example:

Lodovico of Milan appealed to Florence for support, the Piero de Medici prevaricated…

Later in that same paragraph:

…only with their support could the balance of power be maintained. But they too prevaricated.

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