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Tergiversate

Tergiversate Meaning & Definition
Tergiversate Definition And Meaning

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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