About The Word Tergiversate
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Tergiversate
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What's The Definition Of Tergiversate?
[v] abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
[v] be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information Synonyms | Synonyms for Tergiversate: apostatise | apostatize | equivocate | palter | prevaricate Related Terms | Find terms related to Tergiversate: See Also | misinform | mislead | renounce | repudiate Tergiversate In Webster's Dictionary \Ter"gi*ver*sate\, v. i. [L. tergiversatus, p. p.
of tergiversari to turn one's back, to shift; tergum back +
versare, freq. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.]
To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to
shuffle. [R.] --Bailey.
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