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tergiversate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tergiversate

1
v
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
2
v
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tergiversate
1

v be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

Synonyms:
beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate
Type of:
misinform, mislead
give false or misleading information to
2

v abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

Synonyms:
apostatise, apostatize
Type of:
disown, renounce, repudiate
cast off
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