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Synonyms
ter·giv·er·sate (tər-jĭv́ər-sāt́, tûŕjĭ-vər-)

[Latin tergiversārī, tergiversāt-, tergum, the back, + versāre, to turn.]

intransitive verb: -sat·ed, -sat·ing, -sates. 

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

derivatives

teŕgi·ver·sátion
noun
teŕgi·ver·sátor
noun