vverb.communicationbe deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold informationSynset:beat around the bush equivocate palter prevaricate
Derivationally Related Form:prevaricatortergiversationequivocatorprevaricationequivocationpaltering
Hypernyms:misinform mislead
Inherited Hypernyms:beat around the bushmisinforminformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.communicationabandon one's beliefs or allegiancesSynset:apostatise apostatize
Derivationally Related Form:apostatetergiversation
Hypernyms:disown renounce repudiate
Inherited Hypernyms:apostatizedisownrejectevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something