Tergiversation: alternatives and connections

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.

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The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully…

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The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.

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of Forsake

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Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person'…

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To haggle.

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To haggle.

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To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.

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To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.

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An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation o…

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The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.

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