ter·giv·er·sate (t
ər-j
ĭv
ər-s
āt
′, tûr
j
ĭ-v
ər-)
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-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
ter′gi·ver·sation n.
tergi·ver·sa′tor (-sā′tər) n.