The officials soon concluded that the easiest way to remain on good terms with the court was to elude responsibility, to tergiversate, to prevent results.
Source: wiktionary
Tergiversate
//tɝˈd͡ʒɪvɝseɪt//
Synonyms for "tergiversate" (75 found)
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25 translations across 11 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- اِرْتَدَّ verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
Bulgarian
1 entries- увъртам verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
Czech
4 entries- odpadnout verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
- přeběhnout verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
- vymlouvat se verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
- vytáčet se verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
Dutch
4 entries- eromheen draaien verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
- overlopen verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
- schipperen verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
- uitvluchten zoeken verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
Finnish
1 entries- kääntää takkinsa verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
French
4 entries- changer de camp verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
- retourner sa chemise verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
- se dérober verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
- tergiverser verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
Italian
1 entries- tergiversare verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
Latin
1 entries- tergiversor verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
Portuguese
1 entries- tergiversar verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
Romanian
1 entries- tergiversa verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
Russian
4 entries- отступа́ться verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
- переметну́ться verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
- предава́ть verb (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize)
- уви́ливать verb (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate)
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Henry had hesitated before authorising the spoliation; he would soon tergiversate on other matters of doctrine but this act was irreversible.
Source: wiktionary
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