What's the difference between apostatise and tergiversate?

Apostatise


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Tergiversate


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) His writings writhed and ached with twists and turns and tergiversations, inept words, fanciful repetitions, far-fetched verbosity and long, Latin-based words."

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