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ter·giv·er·sate
tergiversate
pronunciation:
t
r
jih
v
r
seIt
part of speech:
intransitive verb
inflections:
tergiversated, tergiversates, tergiversating
definition 1:
to cause doubt or be intentionally ambiguous; equivocate.
similar words:
equivocate
definition 2:
to change or abandon what one has believed, advocated, or practiced; become a renegade.
related words:
shilly-shally
,
swing
,
turn
,
vacillate
,
waver
derivations:
tergiversation (n.), tergiversator (n.)
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