tergiversate
tergiversate
Definition
ter·gi·ver·sate (tʉr′ji vər sāt′)
intransitive verb tergiversated -·sat′ed, tergiversating -·sat′·ing
- to desert a cause, party, etc.; become a renegade; apostatize
- to use evasions or subterfuge; equivocate
Etymology: < L tergiversatus, pp. of tergiversari, to turn one's back, decline, shift < tergum, the back (see tergum) + versari, to turn: see verse
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