I think you're looking for dissimulate (or dissemble); alternatives include prevaricate (avoid a direct answer) equivocate (give an ambiguous answer: "you will emerge from the war with the Romans victorious"), and obfuscate (give a confusing answer that serves to hide the real information), but all of those require you to say something. More @Wikipedia
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