| VERB | communication | tergiversate, beat around the bush, equivocate, prevaricate, palter | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear / unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | tergiversate, apostatize, apostatise | abandon one's beliefs or allegiances |
| Meaning | Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear / unclear in order to mislead or withhold information. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | beat around the bush, equivocate, prevaricate, palter | |
| Broader | misinform, mislead | Give false / false or misleading information to |
| Spanish | mentir, prevaricar, tergiversar | |
| Catalan | prevaricar, tergiversar | |
| Nouns | tergiversation | falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language |
| Meaning | abandon one's beliefs or allegiances. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | apostatize, apostatise | |
| Broader | disown, renounce, repudiate | Cast off |
| Spanish | apostatar | |
| Catalan | apostatar | |
| Nouns | tergiversation | the act of abandoning a party for cause |
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