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tergiversate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tergiversate \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tergiversate v 1: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information [syn: {equivocate}, {prevaricate}, {palter}] 2: abandon one's beliefs or allegiances [syn: {apostatize}, {apostatise}]
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