verb deponent

prae-vārĭcor

2nd PP prae-vārĭcārī · 3rd PP prae-vārĭcātus · conj. 1st

to walk crookedly; not to walk straight

to walk crookedly, not to walk straight. *

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Lit.: arator praevaricatur, makes a crooked furrow, Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 179.—

figuratively

To walk crookedly in the discharge of one's duty; not to act uprightly;; to make a sham accusation •

To walk crookedly in the discharge of one's duty, not to act uprightly; esp. of an advocate who is guilty of collusion with the opposite party, to make a sham accusation or defence, to collude, prevaricate: qui praevaricatur, ex utrāque parte consistit, quinimo ex alterā, Dig. 47, 15, 1; cf. Plin. l. c. supra: a Catilina pecuniam accepit, ut turpissime praevaricaretur, Auct. Har. Resp. 20; Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 29.—With dat., to favor collusively: interdum non defendere, sed praevaricari accusationi videbatur, Cic. Clu. 21, 58.—

to transgress; sin against; violate •

Late Lat., to transgress, sin against, violate: pactum meum, Vulg. Jos. 7, 11: contra me, id. Deut. 32, 51: legem, id. Osee, 8, 1.—Also in the form praevā-rĭco, āre: quod audivit, praevaricavit, Aug. Tract. in Joann. 99; cf. Prisc. 8, 6, 29.

Perseus ID: n38159 Key: praevaricor