Tergiversate
Pronunciation : Ter"gi*ver*sate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. tergiversatus, p.p. of tergiversari to turn one's back, to shift; tergum back + versare, freq. of vertere to turn. See Verse.]
Definition : Defn: To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle. [R.] Bailey.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913