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