Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tergiversate"
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) 1.7 (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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