different between deliberately vs tergiversate

English

Etymology

deliberate +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??l?b(?)??tli/, /d??l?b(?)??tli/
• Hyphenation: de?lib?er?ate?ly

Adverb

deliberately (comparative more deliberately, superlative most deliberately)

1. Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.

   He deliberately broke that, didn't he?

2. Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.

   After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.

Related terms

• on purpose

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin tergiversor (“turn one's back, make excuses”); from tergum (“the back”) + vers?, frequentative of vert? (“turn”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t??d??v?se?t/
• (US) enPR: t?r-j?v'?r-s?t, IPA^(key): /t??d??v?se?t/

Verb

tergiversate (third-person singular simple present tergiversates, present participle tergiversating, simple past and past participle tergiversated)

1. (intransitive) To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner.
2. (intransitive) To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize.
3. (intransitive, rare) To flee by turning one's back.

Synonyms

• (to evade, obfuscate): prevaricate, beat around the bush
• (to change sides): desert

Derived terms

• tergiversation

Translations

Italian

Verb

tergiversate

1. second-person plural present indicative of tergiversare
2. second-person plural imperative of tergiversare
3. feminine plural of tergiversato

Anagrams

• gravitereste

Latin

Participle

tergivers?te

1. vocative masculine singular of tergivers?tus