Tergiversate

//tɝˈd͡ʒɪvɝseɪt//

Word Type

Verb

The word "tergiversate" can be used as a verb.

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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

disown misinform mislead renounce repudiate

Related Terms

tergiversation tergiversator

Related Terms

affiliation apostatize deliberate equivocate evade obfuscate subterfuge

Synonym Network

apostatize beat around bush desert prevaricate

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