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tergiversate
(encz) | tergiversate,vymlouvat se Zdeněk Brož |
tergiversate
(encz) | tergiversate,vytáčet se Zdeněk Brož |
Tergiversate
(gcide) | Tergiversate \Ter"gi*ver*sate\, v. i. [L. tergiversatus, p. p.
of tergiversari to turn one's back, to shift; tergum back +
versare, freq. of vertere to turn. See Verse.]
To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to
shuffle. [R.] --Bailey.
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tergiversate
(wn) | tergiversate
v 1: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or
withhold information [syn: beat around the bush,
equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter]
2: abandon one's beliefs or allegiances [syn: apostatize,
apostatise, tergiversate] |
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Tergiversate
(gcide) | Tergiversate \Ter"gi*ver*sate\, v. i. [L. tergiversatus, p. p.
of tergiversari to turn one's back, to shift; tergum back +
versare, freq. of vertere to turn. See Verse.]
To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to
shuffle. [R.] --Bailey.
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