Oops, still off: tergiversate.
tergivesate my spelling was off before1. 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. verb1. 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
Oops, still off: tergiversate.
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