What's the difference between tergiversate and tergiversation?

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."

Tergiversation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.
  • (n.) Fickleness of conduct; inconstancy; change.

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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