01 n. The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.
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The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.“Writing is to be preferred before verbal conferences, as being freer from passions and tergiversations.” — Abp. Bramhall.
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Fickleness of conduct; inconstancy; change.“The colonel, after all his tergiversations, lost his life in the king's service.” — Clarendon.