tergiversate

tergiversate is a 12-letter English word with 3 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.
2. verb. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

   Synonyms: apostatise, apostatize

3. verb. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

   Synonyms: equivocate, palter, prevaricate

Synonyms

apostatise, apostatize, equivocate, palter, prevaricate

Common word forms

tergiversated, tergiversating

Words from these letters

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