tergiver'sation
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tergiversate (ˈtɜːdʒɪvəˌseɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to change sides or loyalties; apostatize |
| 2. | to be evasive or ambiguous; equivocate |
| [C17: from Latin tergiversārī to turn one's back, from tergum back + vertere to turn] | |
| tergiver'sation | |
| —n | |
| 'tergiversator | |
| —n | |
| tergiversant | |
| —n | |
| tergi'versatory | |
| —adj | |
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