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Tergiversate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Tergiversate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

2

abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

3

To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
misinform disown
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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