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EQUIVOCATES
Definition of EQUIVOCATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of equivocate
verb
To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.
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Another sense
EQUIVOCATES carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate.
Word DNA
EQUIVOCATES inherits its ancestry from its root, EQUIVOCATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EQUIVOCATE · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
EQUIVOCATES in a sentence
“But no matter how much you dress it up, this is still a song that morally equivocates about domestic violence.”
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EQUIVOCATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 100 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EQUIVOCATES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEIOQSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EQUIVOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
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