tergiversate

ter·giv·er·sate  (tr-jvr-st, tûrj-vr-)

intr.v. ter·giv·er·sat·ed, ter·giv·er·sat·ing, ter·giv·er·sates

1. To use evasions or ambiguities; equivocate.

2. To change sides; apostatize.

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[Latin tergiversr, tergiverst- : tergum, the back + versre, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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tergi·ver·sation n.

tergi·ver·sator (-str) n.

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tergiversate [ˈtɜːdʒɪvəˌseɪt]

vb (intr)

1. to change sides or loyalties; apostatize

2. to be evasive or ambiguous; equivocate

[from Latin tergiversārī to turn one's back, from tergum back + vertere to turn]

tergiversation  n

tergiversator , tergiversant [ˈtɜːdʒɪˌvɜːs^ənt] n

tergiversatory  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	tergiversate - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate misinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to
	2.	tergiversate - abandon one's beliefs or allegiances apostatise, apostatize repudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

Translations

tergiversate

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