Category:Tergiversate

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.]

Defn: to shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle. [r.] Bailey.