tergiversate

Verb

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner.
To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize.
To flee by turning one's back.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

apostatise, apostatize, beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, desert

Scrabble Score: 16

tergiversate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tergiversate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tergiversate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

tergiversate: valid Words With Friends Word