Prevaricate
verb
pre-var-i-cate
meaning; to deviate from the truth
verb form: prevaricated; prevaricating.
other words:
prevarication (noun)
prevaricator (noun)
sentences;
1: the criminal was prevaricating in order to protect his friend, front of the judge.
2: the politician was prevaricating, when the government ask about the money trail.
similar
lie, fib, fabricate, equivocate.