EQUIV'OCATE, verb intransitive To use words of a doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses; to use ambiguous expressions. To equivocate is the dishonorable work of duplicity. The upright man will not equivocate in his intercourse with his fellow men.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.