'Tergiversate' definitions:

Definition of 'tergiversate'

(from WordNet)
verb
Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information [syn: beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter]
verb
Abandon one's beliefs or allegiances [syn: apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate]

Definition of 'Tergiversate'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'tergiversate'

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Words containing 'Tergiversate'