Sentence:  "All that Garnet had to say for him was that he supposed he meant to <WSD>equivocate</WSD>." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.