Tĕr'gi-ver-sāte, v. i.

(Synop., § 130), v. i. [Lat. tergiversari, tergiversatus, to turn one's back, to shift, from tergum, the back, and versare, v. intens. from vertere, to turn; It. tergiversare, Sp. tergiversar, Fr. tergiverser.] To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges. [Rare.] Bailey.