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Thesaurus: tergiversate
To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.
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Definitions
- v. i. To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.
- v. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- v. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
- To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle. [R.] Bailey.
- To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.[R.] Bailey.
- v be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information v abandon one's beliefs or allegiances