Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prevaricated

/pɹəvˈɛɹəkeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
pre-var-i-cat-ed
IPA
/pɹəvˈɛɹəkeɪtɪd/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce prevaricated?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəvˈɛɹəkeɪtɪd/.
What does prevaricated mean?
simple past and past participle of prevaricate

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