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Synonyms for tergiversate in English

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tergiversate:
- tergiversate; apostatise; apostatize; palter; beat around the bush; prevaricate; equivocate

English

Detailed Synonyms for tergiversate in English

tergiversate:

tergiversate verb

tergiversate

– abandon one's beliefs or allegiances ¹
tergiversate; apostatise; apostatize
– abandon one's beliefs or allegiances ¹
- tergiversate verb
- apostatise verb, British
- apostatize verb, American
tergiversate

– be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information ¹
palter; beat around the bush; prevaricate; equivocate; tergiversate
– be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information ¹
- palter verb
- beat around the bush verb
- prevaricate verb
- equivocate verb
- tergiversate verb

Alternate Synonyms for "tergiversate":

beat around the bush; equivocate; prevaricate; palter; misinform; mislead
apostatize; apostatise; renounce; repudiate

Related Definitions for "tergiversate":

abandon one's beliefs or allegiances¹
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University