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tergiversate

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɜːd͡ʒɪvəseɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeeegirrsttvStarts with TEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin tergiversātus, perfect active participle of tergiversor (“to evade, to avoid, to turn one's back on”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from tergum (“back, hind”) + versor (“to turn”). Compare French tergiverser.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Henry had hesitated before authorising the spoliation; he would soon tergiversate on other matters of doctrine but this act was irreversible.

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