TERGIVERSATE

apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate

(verb) abandon one’s beliefs or allegiances

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

tergiversate (third-person singular simple present tergiversates, present participle tergiversating, simple past and past participle tergiversated)

(intransitive) To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner.

(intransitive) To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize.

Synonyms

• (to evade, obfuscate): prevaricate, beat around the bush

• (to change sides): desert

Source: Wiktionary

Ter"gi*ver*sate, v. i. Etym: [L. tergiversatus, p.p. of tergiversari to turn one's back, to shift; tergum back + versare, freq. of vertere to turn. See Verse.]

Definition: To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle. [R.] Bailey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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