Post by t-bob on Mar 1, 2019 9:37:39 GMT -5
tergiversate
verb
1. to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
Quotes
The nominees will equivocate and tergiversate. They will never engage. -- Stephen L. Carter, "What We Think About Supreme Court Hearings Is Wrong," Bloomberg, July 17, 2018 I can sense a growing concentricity in my manner of thinking, a desire to circle back on my own thoughts, to tergiversate, to animadvert, to extemporise. -- Will Self, "Inclusion," Grey Area, 1994
Origin
Tergiversate comes from the Latin verb tergiversārī “to keep turning one’s back on a task, show reluctance.” The Latin noun tergum means “back (of a human or animal),” and the verb versārī “to keep moving about” is a derivative of vertere “to turn.” Tergiversate entered English in the 17th century
verb
1. to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
Quotes
The nominees will equivocate and tergiversate. They will never engage. -- Stephen L. Carter, "What We Think About Supreme Court Hearings Is Wrong," Bloomberg, July 17, 2018 I can sense a growing concentricity in my manner of thinking, a desire to circle back on my own thoughts, to tergiversate, to animadvert, to extemporise. -- Will Self, "Inclusion," Grey Area, 1994
Origin
Tergiversate comes from the Latin verb tergiversārī “to keep turning one’s back on a task, show reluctance.” The Latin noun tergum means “back (of a human or animal),” and the verb versārī “to keep moving about” is a derivative of vertere “to turn.” Tergiversate entered English in the 17th century
