- 1[intransitive] to make statements that deliberately hide the truth or that avoid answering a question directly
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- 2[intransitive] to stop being loyal to one person, group, or religion and begin to support another
tergiversate
verbNAmE//tərˈdʒɪvərˌseɪt//, NAmE//ˈtərdʒəvərˌseɪt//
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tergiversate ,
he / she / it tergiversates ,
past simple tergiversated ,
-ing form tergiversating ,
NAmE//tərˌdʒɪvərˈseɪʃn//, NAmE//ˌtərdʒəvərˈseɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See tergiversate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: tergiversate