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tergivisate

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7 months ago mollusque said:

Oops, still off: tergiversate.

7 months ago julielee53 said:

tergivesate my spelling was off before

1. To use evasions or ambiguities; equivocate.
2. To change sides; apostatize.


Cool etymology:
Latin tergiversārī, tergiversāt- : tergum, the back + versāre, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.

ter'gi·ver·sa'tion n., ter'gi·ver·sa'tor (-sā'tər) n. verb


1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information syn: beat around the bush
2. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances syn: apostatize

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