tergiversate (Meaning)
tergiversate (v)
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
tergiversate (v. i.)
To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.
Synonyms & Antonyms of tergiversate
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tergiversate Sentence Examples
- The politician tergiversated his stance on climate change, switching from support to opposition.
- The accused tergiversated his testimony, attempting to mislead the jury with conflicting accounts.
- The author was accused of tergiversating his beliefs for financial gain.
- The professor's tergiversations about the research findings cast doubt on their accuracy.
- The witness's tergiversations made it difficult to determine the truth of the incident.
- The candidate's tergiversations on healthcare policy raised concerns about her reliability.
- The company's tergiversations about the safety of its product damaged its reputation.
- The news commentator's tergiversations undermined the credibility of his reporting.
- The historian's tergiversations about historical events resulted in a distorted account.
- The salesperson's tergiversations about the product specifications misled the customer into making a purchase.
FAQs About the word tergiversate
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information, abandon one's beliefs or allegiancesTo shift; to practice evasion; to use subt
equivocate,weasel, beat about the bush, hedge, pussyfoot, straddle the fence, evade, hem and haw,shake, elude
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The politician tergiversated his stance on climate change, switching from support to opposition.
The accused tergiversated his testimony, attempting to mislead the jury with conflicting accounts.
The author was accused of tergiversating his beliefs for financial gain.
The professor's tergiversations about the research findings cast doubt on their accuracy.
