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Word: Tergiversate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin tergiversat- ‘with one's back turned’, from the verb tergiversari, from tergum ‘back’ + vertere ‘to turn’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtəːdʒɪvəˌseɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make conflicting or evasive statements; equivocate
Short Definition:make conflicting or evasive statements
Examples:- the more she tergiversated, the greater grew the ardency of the reporters for an interview
Definition:
change one's loyalties; abandon a belief or principle.
Short Definition:change one's loyalties
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