Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tergiversate
Participle: tergiversated
Gerund: tergiversating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tergiversate |
| you | tergiversate |
| he;she;it | tergiversates |
| we | tergiversate |
| you | tergiversate |
| they | tergiversate |
Perfect
| I | have tergiversated |
| you | have tergiversated |
| he;she;it | has tergiversated |
| we | have tergiversated |
| you | have tergiversated |
| they | have tergiversated |
Past
| I | tergiversated |
| you | tergiversated |
| he;she;it | tergiversated |
| we | tergiversated |
| you | tergiversated |
| they | tergiversated |
Pluperfect
| I | had tergiversated |
| you | had tergiversated |
| he;she;it | had tergiversated |
| we | had tergiversated |
| you | had tergiversated |
| they | had tergiversated |
Future
| I | will tergiversate |
| you | will tergiversate |
| he;she;it | will tergiversate |
| we | will tergiversate |
| you | will tergiversate |
| they | will tergiversate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tergiversated |
| you | will have tergiversated |
| he;she;it | will have tergiversated |
| we | will have tergiversated |
| you | will have tergiversated |
| they | will have tergiversated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tergiversate |
| you | tergiversate |
| he;she;it | tergiversate |
| we | tergiversate |
| you | tergiversate |
| they | tergiversate |
Perfect
| I | have tergiversated |
| you | have tergiversated |
| he;she;it | have tergiversated |
| we | have tergiversated |
| you | have tergiversated |
| they | have tergiversated |
Imperfect
| I | tergiversated |
| you | tergiversated |
| he;she;it | tergiversated |
| we | tergiversated |
| you | tergiversated |
| they | tergiversated |
Pluperfect
| I | had tergiversated |
| you | had tergiversated |
| he;she;it | had tergiversated |
| we | had tergiversated |
| you | had tergiversated |
| they | had tergiversated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tergiversate |
| you | would tergiversate |
| he;she;it | would tergiversate |
| we | would tergiversate |
| you | would tergiversate |
| they | would tergiversate |
Perfect
| I | would have tergiversated |
| you | would have tergiversated |
| he;she;it | would have tergiversated |
| we | would have tergiversated |
| you | would have tergiversated |
| they | would have tergiversated |
Imperative
| you | tergiversate |
| we | Let's tergiversate |
| you | tergiversate |
Verbs conjugated like 'tergiversate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tergiversate'
perseverate,
verbigerate,
conversate,
degenerate,
deliberate,
derivate,
desiderate,
equipensate,
frigerate,
hivernate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- evade
- dodge, prevaricate, lie, hedge, pussyfoot, shuffle, sidestep, equivocate
Antonyms
- evade
- approach, face, confront, meet
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tergiversātus, perfect active participle of tergiversor (“to evade, to avoid, to turn one's back on”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from tergum (“back, hind”) + versor (“to turn”). Compare French tergiverser. See: French '
tergiverser'.
Verbs referencing "tergiversate"
Spanish
tergiversar.
Sample Sentences
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The officials soon concluded that the easiest way to remain on good terms with the court was to elude responsibility, to tergiversate, to prevent results. [1999, Philip McCutchan, Werner Levi, The Hoof, →ISBN, page 18:]
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Henry had hesitated before authorising the spoliation; he would soon tergiversate on other matters of doctrine but this act was irreversible. [2002, Colin Morris, Peter Roberts, chapter 8, in Pilgrimage: The English Experience from Becket to Bunyan, →ISBN, page 221:]