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Meaning of "equivocatory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EQUIVOCATORY

equivocatory  [ɪˈkwɪvəkətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUIVOCATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equivocatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EQUIVOCATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of equivocatory in the English dictionary

The definition of equivocatory in the dictionary is characterized by or containing vague or ambiguous language.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUIVOCATORY


applicatory
ˈæplɪkətərɪ
confiscatory
kənˈfɪskətərɪ
educatory
ˈɛdjʊkətərɪ
evocatory
ɪˈvɒkətərɪ
excommunicatory
ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkətərɪ
expiscatory
ɛksˈpɪskətərɪ
explicatory
ɪkˈsplɪkətərɪ
indicatory
ɪnˈdɪkətərɪ
invocatory
ɪnˈvɒkətərɪ
judicatory
ˈdʒuːdɪkətərɪ
laboratory
ləˈbɒrətərɪ
masticatory
ˈmæstɪkətərɪ
piscatory
ˈpɪskətərɪ
precatory
ˈprɛkətərɪ
provocatory
prəˈvɒkətərɪ
qualificatory
ˈkwɒlɪfɪkətərɪ
reciprocatory
rɪˈsɪprəkətərɪ
revocatory
ˈrɛvəkətərɪ
self-deprecatory
ˌsɛlfˈdɛprɪkətərɪ
significatory
sɪɡˈnɪfəkətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUIVOCATORY

equivalence
equivalence relation
equivalency
equivalent
equivalent air speed
equivalent circuit
equivalent focal length
equivalent weight
equivalently
equivalve
equivocal
equivocality
equivocally
equivocalness
equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocation
equivocator
equivoke
equivoque

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUIVOCATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
circulatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
preparatory
regulatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of equivocatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «equivocatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EQUIVOCATORY

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The translations of equivocatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «equivocatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

equivocatory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equivocatory
570 millions of speakers

English

equivocatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

equivocatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

equivocatory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

equivocatory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equivocatory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

equivocatory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

equivocatory
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Equivocatory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

equivocatory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

equivocatory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

equivocatory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Equivocatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

equivocatory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

equivocatory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समतोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

equivocatory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

equivocatory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

equivocatory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

equivocatory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

equivocatory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

equivocatory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

equivocatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

equivocatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

equivocatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equivocatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUIVOCATORY»

The term «equivocatory» is normally little used and occupies the 147.275 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUIVOCATORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about equivocatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUIVOCATORY»

Discover the use of equivocatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equivocatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Memoirs of the late Thom. Holcrofft, written by himself, and ...
Home Tooke takes some pleasure in praising his daughters, which he sometimes does by those equivocatory falsehoods which are one of his principal pleasures. Of the eldest, he says, ' all the beer brewed in this house is of that young lady's ...
Thom Holcrofft, 1852
2
History of My Youth: By Francis Arago ; Translated by the ...
Home Tooke takes some pleasure in praising his daughters, which he sometimes does by those equivocatory falsehoods which are one of his principal pleasures. Of the eldest, he says, ' all the beer brewed in this house is of that young lady's ...
Thomas Holcroft, 1856
3
Elaborate trifles
So after 'There is no such thing' and the reflexive-explanatory step of 'It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes' (2.1.47; 48-49), Macbeth is after ('posterior to') the equivocatory moment of undecidedness and standstill by his ...
Gábor Ittzés, Kálmán Ruttkay, András Kiséry, 2002
4
Those Challenging Cracks of Secularism
... drone when she woke up with another surprising ballistic package. How is the earth planet to be assured of safety under the present cat and mice politics of equivocatory race for weapons of human destruction by the major players?
Oliver O. Nwachukwu, 2014
5
The Whole Works
Equivocatory oaths, by which, if it were lawful, the grossest perjury might be defended ; for there is nothing so false, but some mental reservation may make it true. 4. Abusing the name and the word of God to charms and spells. 5. Execration ...
Robert Leighton, 1820
6
Theodore Von Neuhoff, King of Corsica: The Man Behind the Legend
But Gastaldi was so enraged by this public endorsement for the delinquent that he made complaints to the ministry_66 They gave him the usual equivocatory answers, and Perron and Schaub continued to meet almost daily. Perron would go ...
Julia Gasper, 2013
7
Expositions on the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten ...
Equivocatory oaths, by which, if it were lawful, the grossest perjury might be defended ; for there is nothing so false, but some mental reservation may make it true. 4. Abusing the name and word of God to charms 174 AN EXPOSITION OF.
Robert Leighton, 1835
8
Barber's picturesque illustrations of the Isle of Wight
He made at first an equivocatory, and finally an open and public recantation; did penance for his "heresy;" and hoped, unhappy man ! to be at peace. But shame and mortification brought him to a premature end ; for he lived but little more than  ...
Thomas Barber (artist.), 1834
9
The Man about Town
That's just like your d d good-natured equivocatory commendation !" said the little man, pettishly. And if the Iarge-and- little-dog-like understanding which existed between them was thus far disturbed, it was further disturbed shortly after, when ...
Cornelius Webbe, 1839
10
Paris
... which money he had just before refused to his wife, on false and equivocatory pretences. It is not the least remarkable part of this short drama that the husband, who returns, hears the whole story, as well of the lovers as of the child ; and, ...
Thomas Holcroft, 1804

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUIVOCATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equivocatory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Virtues of the Table: How to Eat and Think by Julian Baggini …
But Baggini usually dodges a set-to. Instead, he sets out the familiar views from most of the sides and then delivers an equivocatory conclusion. «The Guardian, Jan 14»
2
Islamist killing in the name of Allah
Its response in Arabic is equivocatory, to say the least. The conspicuous absence of public condemnations [has] led some to conclude ... «Redress Information & Analysis, Jan 14»
3
Cottonwood sets city budget at $70.8 million
A better description would be sucked into an equivocatory spiral. When conservative, liberal, and progressive all mean support of a fascist ... «Verde Independent, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Equivocatory [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/equivocatory>. May 2024 ».
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