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tergiversate (v.)
[tergiversate 词源字典]
1650s, back-formation from
tergiversation
, or else from Latin
tergiversatus
, past participle of
tergiversari
"be evasive," literally "to turn one's back." Related:
Tergiversated
;
tergiversating
.
[tergiversate etymology, tergiversate origin, 英语词源]