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Thesaurus: tergiversate

To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.

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  1. v. i. To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.
  2. v. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
  3. v. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
  4. v be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information v abandon one's beliefs or allegiances