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English verb: tergiversate

1. tergiversate (communication) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information


Synonymsbeat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)misinform, mislead

2. tergiversate (communication) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances


Synonymsapostatise, apostatize


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)disown, renounce, repudiate









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