Talk:prevaricate

Procrastinate

The use of "prevaricate" to mean "procrastinate" might be widespread but is usually regarded as an error. The citation given for this use does not support it. Tesspub (talk) 17:30, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

RFV discussion: August–November 2012

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prevaricate

prevarication

rfv-sense: "To behave in an evasive way such as to delay action; to procrastinate."

The use of "prevaricate" to mean "procrastinate" might be widespread but is usually regarded as an error. The citation given for this use does not support it. Tesspub (talk) 17:35, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

I agree. The quotation does not support the sense (it actually belongs with the previous sense) and I doubt that this sense is supportable. · (talk) 16:28, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Given its similarity, I have added sense #3 of prevarication to this rfv: "Evasiveness as a means of playing for time; procrastination, hesitancy." If I did wrong, don't hesitate to revert. — Xavier, 11:56, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

RFV-failed. - -sche (discuss) 00:21, 28 November 2012 (UTC)