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tergiversate
ter·giv·er·sate T0115400 (tər-jĭv′ər-sāt′, tûr′jĭ-vər-)intr.v. ter·giv·er·sat·ed, ter·giv·er·sat·ing, ter·giv·er·sates 1. To use evasions or ambiguities; equivocate.2. To change sides; apostatize.
[Latin tergiversārī, tergiversāt- : tergum, the back + versāre, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
ter′gi·ver·sa′tion n.ter′gi·ver·sa′tor (-sā′tər) n.tergiversate (ˈtɜːdʒɪvəˌseɪt) vb (intr) 1. to change sides or loyalties; apostatize2. to be evasive or ambiguous; equivocate[C17: from Latin tergiversārī to turn one's back, from tergum back + vertere to turn] ˌtergiverˈsation n ˈtergiverˌsator, tergiversant n ˌtergiˈversatory adjter•gi•ver•sate (ˈtɜr dʒɪ vərˌseɪt, tərˈdʒɪv ər-)
v.i. -sat•ed, -sat•ing. 1. to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate. 2. to turn renegade. [1645–55; < Latin tergiversātus, past participle of tergiversārī to turn one's back] ter`gi•ver•sa′tion, n. ter′gi•ver•sa`tor, (-ˈvɜr sənt) n. tergiversate
Past participle: tergiversated
Gerund: tergiversating
| Imperative |
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| tergiversate | | tergiversate |
| Present |
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| I tergiversate | | you tergiversate | | he/she/it tergiversates | | we tergiversate | | you tergiversate | | they tergiversate |
| Preterite |
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| I tergiversated | | you tergiversated | | he/she/it tergiversated | | we tergiversated | | you tergiversated | | they tergiversated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am tergiversating | | you are tergiversating | | he/she/it is tergiversating | | we are tergiversating | | you are tergiversating | | they are tergiversating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have tergiversated | | you have tergiversated | | he/she/it has tergiversated | | we have tergiversated | | you have tergiversated | | they have tergiversated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was tergiversating | | you were tergiversating | | he/she/it was tergiversating | | we were tergiversating | | you were tergiversating | | they were tergiversating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had tergiversated | | you had tergiversated | | he/she/it had tergiversated | | we had tergiversated | | you had tergiversated | | they had tergiversated |
| Future |
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| I will tergiversate | | you will tergiversate | | he/she/it will tergiversate | | we will tergiversate | | you will tergiversate | | they will tergiversate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have tergiversated | | you will have tergiversated | | he/she/it will have tergiversated | | we will have tergiversated | | you will have tergiversated | | they will have tergiversated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be tergiversating | | you will be tergiversating | | he/she/it will be tergiversating | | we will be tergiversating | | you will be tergiversating | | they will be tergiversating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been tergiversating | | you have been tergiversating | | he/she/it has been tergiversating | | we have been tergiversating | | you have been tergiversating | | they have been tergiversating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been tergiversating | | you will have been tergiversating | | he/she/it will have been tergiversating | | we will have been tergiversating | | you will have been tergiversating | | they will have been tergiversating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been tergiversating | | you had been tergiversating | | he/she/it had been tergiversating | | we had been tergiversating | | you had been tergiversating | | they had been tergiversating |
| Conditional |
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| I would tergiversate | | you would tergiversate | | he/she/it would tergiversate | | we would tergiversate | | you would tergiversate | | they would tergiversate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have tergiversated | | you would have tergiversated | | he/she/it would have tergiversated | | we would have tergiversated | | you would have tergiversated | | they would have tergiversated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | tergiversate - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold informationbeat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricatemisinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to | | 2. | tergiversate - abandon one's beliefs or allegiancesapostatise, apostatizerepudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" |
tergiversateverb1. To use evasive or deliberately vague language:equivocate, euphemize, hedge, shuffle, weasel.Informal: pussyfoot, waffle.Idioms: beat about the bush, mince words.2. To abandon one's cause or party usually to join another:apostatize, defect, desert, renegade, turn.Slang: rat.Idioms: change sides, turn one's coat.Translationschanger de campdéroberretourner sa chemisetergiversertergiversaretergiversate
Synonyms for tergiversateverb to use evasive or deliberately vague languageSynonyms- equivocate
- euphemize
- hedge
- shuffle
- weasel
- pussyfoot
- waffle
verb to abandon one's cause or party usually to join anotherSynonyms- apostatize
- defect
- desert
- renegade
- turn
- rat
Synonyms for tergiversateverb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold informationSynonyms- beat around the bush
- equivocate
- palter
- prevaricate
Related Wordsverb abandon one's beliefs or allegiancesSynonymsRelated Words |