Definition of tergiversate Tergiversate
ter•gi•ver•sate
We found 6 definitions of tergiversate from 4 different sources.
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What does tergiversate mean?
WordNet
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| tergiversate - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||
| beat around the bush, equivocate, prevaricate, palter | ||
| misinform, mislead give false or misleading information to | ||
| tergiversate - abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | ||
| apostatize, apostatise | ||
| disown, renounce, repudiate cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tergiversate (Verb)
To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate. - tergiversate (Verb)
To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tergiversate (v. i.)
To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.
Part of speech
🔤- tergiversate, verb, present, 1st person singular of tergiversate (infinitive).
- tergiversate, verb (infinitive).
