"tergiversate" meaning in All languages combined

See tergiversate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɜːd͡ʒɪvəseɪt/ [UK], /tɝˈd͡ʒɪvɝseɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-tergiversate.ogg Forms: tergiversates [present, singular, third-person], tergiversating [participle, present], tergiversated [participle, past], tergiversated [past]
enPR: tər-jɪv'ər-sāt [US] Etymology: From Latin tergiversārī (“to evade, to avoid, to turn one's back on”) + English -ate (verb-forming suffix), from tergum (“back, hind”) + vertere (“to turn”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|tergiversor|tergiversārī|to evade, to avoid, to turn one's back on}} Latin tergiversārī (“to evade, to avoid, to turn one's back on”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} tergiversate (third-person singular simple present tergiversates, present participle tergiversating, simple past and past participle tergiversated)
  1. (intransitive) To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (to evade, obfuscate): prevaricate, beat around the bush Translations (to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate): увъртам (uvǎrtam) (Bulgarian), vytáčet se (Czech), vymlouvat se (Czech), se dérober (French), tergiverser (note: in part) (French), tergiversare (Italian), tergiversor (Latin), tergiversar (Portuguese), tergiversa (Romanian), уклоня́ться (uklonjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), уви́ливать (uvílivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), увёртываться (uvjórtyvatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tergiversate-en-verb-U5klbu8T Disambiguation of 'to evade, obfuscate': 91 5 4 Disambiguation of 'to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate': 95 2 2
  2. (intransitive) To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (to change sides): desert Translations (to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize): اِرْتَدَّ (irtadda) (Arabic), odpadnout (Czech), přeběhnout (Czech), kääntää takkinsa (Finnish), changer de camp (French), retourner sa chemise (French), предава́ть (predavátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отступа́ться (otstupátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), переметну́ться (peremetnútʹsja) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tergiversate-en-verb-9xRO53i8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 80 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 74 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 79 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 80 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 74 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 79 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 79 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 78 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 82 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 79 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 79 12 Disambiguation of 'to change sides': 2 94 3 Disambiguation of 'to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize': 1 98 1
  3. (intransitive, rare) To flee by turning one's back. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-tergiversate-en-verb-cVkwSx2z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tergiversation, tergiversator

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} tergiversate
  1. inflection of tergiversare:
    second-person plural present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person Form of: tergiversare
    Sense id: en-tergiversate-it-verb-Wigm8-3H Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 32 5 50 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 34 3 55 3 2 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 85 11 4
  2. inflection of tergiversare:
    second-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, second-person Form of: tergiversare
    Sense id: en-tergiversate-it-verb-hGEoC9oO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}} tergiversate f pl
  1. feminine plural of tergiversato Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: tergiversato
    Sense id: en-tergiversate-it-verb-Bh1ykP6s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Latin]

Forms: tergiversāte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|participle form|head=tergiversāte}} tergiversāte
  1. vocative masculine singular of tergiversātus Tags: form-of, masculine, participle, singular, vocative Form of: tergiversātus
    Sense id: en-tergiversate-la-verb-IdeumU5l Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} tergiversate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of tergiversar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: tergiversar
    Sense id: en-tergiversate-es-verb-yUZgg5JR Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize."
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          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "irtadda",
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          "word": "اِرْتَدَّ"
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          "word": "kääntää takkinsa"
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          "word": "changer de camp"
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          "roman": "predavátʹ",
          "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
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          "roman": "peremetnútʹsja",
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        "To flee by turning one's back."
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        "(intransitive, rare) To flee by turning one's back."
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    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
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          "ref": "1999, Philip McCutchan, Werner Levi, The Hoof, →ISBN, page 18:",
          "text": "The officials soon concluded that the easiest way to remain on good terms with the court was to elude responsibility, to tergiversate, to prevent results.",
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        "(intransitive) To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner."
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          "text": "Henry had hesitated before authorising the spoliation; he would soon tergiversate on other matters of doctrine but this act was irreversible.",
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        }
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        "(intransitive) To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize."
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        "To flee by turning one's back."
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        "(intransitive, rare) To flee by turning one's back."
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɜːd͡ʒɪvəseɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "tər-jɪv'ər-sāt",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɝˈd͡ʒɪvɝseɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "sense": "to evade, obfuscate",
      "word": "prevaricate"
    },
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      "sense": "to evade, obfuscate",
      "word": "beat around the bush"
    },
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      "sense": "to change sides",
      "word": "desert"
    }
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uvǎrtam",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "word": "увъртам"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "word": "vytáčet se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "word": "vymlouvat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "word": "se dérober"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "note": "in part",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "word": "tergiverser"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "word": "tergiversare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "word": "tergiversor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "word": "tergiversar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "word": "tergiversa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uklonjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уклоня́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "uvílivatʹ",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уви́ливать"
    },
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      "roman": "uvjórtyvatʹsja",
      "sense": "to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "увёртываться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "irtadda",
      "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
      "word": "اِرْتَدَّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
      "word": "odpadnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
      "word": "přeběhnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
      "word": "kääntää takkinsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
      "word": "changer de camp"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
      "word": "retourner sa chemise"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predavátʹ",
      "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "предава́ть"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otstupátʹsja",
      "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отступа́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "peremetnútʹsja",
      "sense": "to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize",
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        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "переметну́ться"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "word": "tergiversare"
        }
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        "inflection of tergiversare:",
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      ],
      "links": [
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      ],
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        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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        {
          "word": "tergiversato"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine plural of tergiversato"
      ],
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        "feminine",
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      "form": "tergiversāte",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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}

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        "second-person singular voseo imperative of tergiversar combined with te"
      ],
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          "tergiversar",
          "tergiversar#Spanish"
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  "word": "tergiversate"
}

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