v.intr. 1 be apostate; change one's party or principles. 2 equivocate; make conflicting or evasive statements. 3 turn one's back on something. tergiversation n. tergiversator n.
[ L tergiversari turn one's back f. tergum back + vertere vers- turn ]
TERGIVERSATE
Meaning of TERGIVERSATE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012