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tergiversate
[ tur-ji-ver-seyt ]
verb (used without object)
tergiversated, tergiversating.
- to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- to turn renegade.
tergiversate
/ ˈtɜːdʒɪvəˌseɪt; ˈtɜːdʒɪˌvɜːsənt /
verb
- to change sides or loyalties; apostatize
- to be evasive or ambiguous; equivocate
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Derived Forms
- ˌٱˈپDz, noun
- ˌٱˈٴǰ, adjective
- ˈٱˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- ٱg··tDz noun
- ٱg··tǰ ٱ···Գ [tur-ji-, vur, -s, uh, nt], noun
- ٱ····ٴ· [tur-ji-, vur, -s, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tergiversate1
First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin ٱٳܲ (past participle of ٱī “to turn one's back”), equivalent to tergi- (combining form of tergum “back”) + ٳܲ, past participle of , frequentative formed from versus, past participle of vertere “to turn”; -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tergiversate1
C17: from Latin ٱī to turn one's back, from tergum back + vertere to turn
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