verb
1.
Synonyms: defect , apostatize, desert, rat, renounce, repudiate, tergiverse, turn
Idioms: fall away from
2.
Synonyms: equivocate 2, dodge, evade, hedge, pussyfoot, shuffle, sidestep, tergiverse, weasel
Idioms: beg the question
verb
1.
Synonyms: defect , apostatize, desert, rat, renounce, repudiate, tergiverse, turn
Idioms: fall away from
2.
Synonyms: equivocate 2, dodge, evade, hedge, pussyfoot, shuffle, sidestep, tergiverse, weasel
Idioms: beg the question
Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003