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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•gi•ver•sate (tûr′ji vər sāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -sat•ed, -sat•ing. - to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- to turn renegade.
- Latin tergiversātus (past participle of tergiversārī to turn one's back), equivalent. to tergi- (combining form of tergum back) + versātus, past participle of versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; see -ate1
- 1645–55
ter′gi•ver•sa′tion, n. ter′gi•ver•sa′tor, ter•gi•ver•sant (tûr′ji vûr′sənt),USA pronunciation n. ter•gi•ver•sa•to•ry (tûr′ji vûr′sə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. |