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单词 tergiversate
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tergiversate


ter·giv·er·sate

T0115400 (tər-jĭv′ər-sāt′, tûr′jĭ-vər-)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- in Indo-European roots.]
ter′gi·ver·sa′tion n.ter′gi·ver·sa′tor (-sā′tər) n.

tergiversate

(ˈtɜːdʒɪvəˌseɪt) vb (intr) 1. to change sides or loyalties; apostatize2. to be evasive or ambiguous; equivocate[C17: from Latin tergiversārī to turn one's back, from tergum back + vertere to turn] ˌtergiverˈsation n ˈtergiverˌsator, tergiversant n ˌtergiˈversatory adj

ter•gi•ver•sate

(ˈtɜr dʒɪ vərˌseɪt, tərˈdʒɪv ər-)

v.i. -sat•ed, -sat•ing. 1. to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate. 2. to turn renegade. [1645–55; < Latin tergiversātus, past participle of tergiversārī to turn one's back] ter`gi•ver•sa′tion, n. ter′gi•ver•sa`tor, (-ˈvɜr sənt) n.

tergiversate


Past participle: tergiversated
Gerund: tergiversating
Imperative
tergiversate
tergiversate
Present
I tergiversate
you tergiversate
he/she/it tergiversates
we tergiversate
you tergiversate
they tergiversate
Preterite
I tergiversated
you tergiversated
he/she/it tergiversated
we tergiversated
you tergiversated
they tergiversated
Present Continuous
I am tergiversating
you are tergiversating
he/she/it is tergiversating
we are tergiversating
you are tergiversating
they are tergiversating
Present Perfect
I have tergiversated
you have tergiversated
he/she/it has tergiversated
we have tergiversated
you have tergiversated
they have tergiversated
Past Continuous
I was tergiversating
you were tergiversating
he/she/it was tergiversating
we were tergiversating
you were tergiversating
they were tergiversating
Past Perfect
I had tergiversated
you had tergiversated
he/she/it had tergiversated
we had tergiversated
you had tergiversated
they had tergiversated
Future
I will tergiversate
you will tergiversate
he/she/it will tergiversate
we will tergiversate
you will tergiversate
they will tergiversate
Future Perfect
I will have tergiversated
you will have tergiversated
he/she/it will have tergiversated
we will have tergiversated
you will have tergiversated
they will have tergiversated
Future Continuous
I will be tergiversating
you will be tergiversating
he/she/it will be tergiversating
we will be tergiversating
you will be tergiversating
they will be tergiversating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tergiversating
you have been tergiversating
he/she/it has been tergiversating
we have been tergiversating
you have been tergiversating
they have been tergiversating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tergiversating
you will have been tergiversating
he/she/it will have been tergiversating
we will have been tergiversating
you will have been tergiversating
they will have been tergiversating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tergiversating
you had been tergiversating
he/she/it had been tergiversating
we had been tergiversating
you had been tergiversating
they had been tergiversating
Conditional
I would tergiversate
you would tergiversate
he/she/it would tergiversate
we would tergiversate
you would tergiversate
they would tergiversate
Past Conditional
I would have tergiversated
you would have tergiversated
he/she/it would have tergiversated
we would have tergiversated
you would have tergiversated
they would have tergiversated
Thesaurus
Verb1.tergiversate - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold informationbeat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricatemisinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to
2.tergiversate - abandon one's beliefs or allegiancesapostatise, apostatizerepudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

tergiversate

verb1. To use evasive or deliberately vague language:equivocate, euphemize, hedge, shuffle, weasel.Informal: pussyfoot, waffle.Idioms: beat about the bush, mince words.2. To abandon one's cause or party usually to join another:apostatize, defect, desert, renegade, turn.Slang: rat.Idioms: change sides, turn one's coat.
Translations
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tergiversate


  • verb

Synonyms for tergiversate

verb to use evasive or deliberately vague language

Synonyms

  • equivocate
  • euphemize
  • hedge
  • shuffle
  • weasel
  • pussyfoot
  • waffle

verb to abandon one's cause or party usually to join another

Synonyms

  • apostatize
  • defect
  • desert
  • renegade
  • turn
  • rat

Synonyms for tergiversate

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

Synonyms

  • beat around the bush
  • equivocate
  • palter
  • prevaricate

Related Words

  • misinform
  • mislead

verb abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

Synonyms

  • apostatise
  • apostatize

Related Words

  • repudiate
  • disown
  • renounce
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