tergiversate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin tergiversor (“‘turn one's back, make excuses’”); from tergum (“‘the back’”) + versō, frequentive of vertō (“‘turn’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈtɜːdʒɪvəseɪt/
- (US) enPR: tər-jɪv'ər-sāt, IPA: /tɝˈdʒɪvɝseɪt/, SAMPA: /t@`"dZIv@`seIt/
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[edit] Verb
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to tergiversate (third-person singular simple present tergiversates, present participle tergiversating, simple past and past participle tergiversated)
- (intransitive) To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate.
- (intransitive) To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize.
[edit] Synonyms
- (to evade, obfuscate): prevaricate
- (to change sides): desert
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate
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to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
tergiversate
- Second-person plural present tense of tergiversare.
- Second-person plural imperative of tergiversare.
- Feminine plural of tergiversato.
