Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tergiversate

2 senses of tergiversate

Sense 1
beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter -- (be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)
       => misinform, mislead -- (give false or misleading information to)

Sense 2
apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate -- (abandon one's beliefs or allegiances)
       => disown, renounce, repudiate -- (cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son")