equivocate vs tell it like it is

equivocate

verb
  • To render equivocal or ambiguous. 

  • To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive. 

tell it like it is

verb
  • To speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation. 

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