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tergiversar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  • stonewall verb To deliberately block progress by refusing to answer questions, give information, or cooperate.

Senses

tergiversar is used for these senses in English:

  • fudge (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
  • stonewall (idiomatic) A refusal to cooperate.
  • tergiversate (intransitive) To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner.

fudge — full definition

  1. noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  2. verb To avoid giving a direct or honest answer.
  3. verb To alter or manipulate figures or facts slightly, often to hide a problem.

stonewall — full definition

  1. verb To deliberately block progress by refusing to answer questions, give information, or cooperate.
  2. verb To obstruct or block something outright.

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