[{"word":"prevaricate","phonetic":"/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/","audio":""},{"text":"/pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/prevaricate-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1412786","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The people saw the politician prevaricate every day."},{"definition":"To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["beat around the bush","tergiversate"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prevaricate"]}]