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edcanuck commented on the word tergirvesate
Should this be tergiversate?
.ter·giv·er·sate (tər-jĭv'ər-s�?t', tûr'jĭ-vər-) pronunciation
intr.v., -sat·ed, -sat·ing, -sates.
1. To use evasions or ambiguities; equivocate.
2. To change sides; apostatize.
Latin tergivers�?rī, tergivers�?t- : tergum, the back + vers�?re, to turn.
tergiversation ter'gi·ver·sa'tion n.
tergiversator ter'gi·ver·sa'tor (-s�?'tər) n.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
January 2, 2007