There's no such thing as fate. I tell my wife that if we didn't meet, we very well could be just as happy with others, or even happier. I love her like no man has loved a woman (i know, hyperbole) and would die for her, but that doesn't mean it was meant to be.
I was idenifiying a group of people by the actions they take and the words they use. They are equivocators. Just as if I called someone who jogged a jogger. That is what he does.
As for the proper use of the word, it is entirely appropriate. On one side, the equivocators say the war was...
i like to use butter, low heat, stir regularly. Then, when they soften, ad a bit of sugar & turn up the heat, still stirring. should work fine. you can substitute oil for the butter.