verbfirst conjugation, deponent
tergiversor
tergiversor (present infinitive tergiversārī, perfect active tergiversātus sum)
Classical[tɛr.ɡɪˈwɛr.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ter.d͡ʒiˈvɛr.sor]
Meaning
- absolutedeponentto seek an evasion, to tergiversate
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tergiversor | tergiversābar | tergiversābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | tergiversāris tergiversāre | tergiversābāris tergiversābāre | tergiversāberis tergiversābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | tergiversātur | tergiversābātur | tergiversābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | tergiversāmur | tergiversābāmur | tergiversābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | tergiversāminī | tergiversābāminī | tergiversābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | tergiversantur | tergiversābantur | tergiversābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tergiverser | tergiversārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | tergiversēris tergiversēre | tergiversārēris tergiversārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | tergiversētur | tergiversārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | tergiversēmur | tergiversārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | tergiversēminī | tergiversārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | tergiversentur | tergiversārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | tergiversāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | tergiversāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | tergiversātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | tergiversātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | tergiversantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | tergiversārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | tergiversātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | tergiversātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | tergiversāns | — |
| perfect participle | tergiversātus tergiversāta, tergiversātā, tergiversātae, tergiversātam, tergiversātārum, tergiversātās, tergiversāte, tergiversātī, tergiversātīs, tergiversātō, tergiversātōrum, tergiversātōs | — |
| future participle | tergiversātūrus tergiversātūra, tergiversātūrā, tergiversātūrae, tergiversātūram, tergiversātūrārum, tergiversātūrās, tergiversātūre, tergiversātūrī, tergiversātūrīs, tergiversātūrō, tergiversātūrōrum, tergiversātūrōs, tergiversātūrum | tergiversandus tergiversanda, tergiversandā, tergiversandae, tergiversandam, tergiversandārum, tergiversandās, tergiversande, tergiversandīs, tergiversandōrum, tergiversandōs |
gerundtergiversandī, tergiversandō, tergiversandumsupinetergiversātum, tergiversātū
tergĭ-versor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. n. [ter gum], to turn one's back; hence, to decline refuse; to boggle, shuffle, seek a shift or eva sion; to shift, tergiversate (a favorite word of Cicero; otherwise rare):
itaque eam ter giversari non sinent secumque rapient, Cic. Tusc. 5, 28, 81: an cuncter et tergiverser, ut lis me dem, qui, etc., id. Att. 7, 12, 3: quid taces? quid dissimulas? quid tergiversaris? id. Planc 19, 48: hunc aestuantem et tergiversantem judicio ille persequitur, id Fl. 20, 47. Fannius invitus et huc atque il luc tergiversans, id. Rosc. Com. 13, 37; id Att. 16, 5, 3: quid tergiversamur? id. Tusc 3, 18, 41 in his tribus generibus non incal lide tergiversantur, id. Off. 3, 33, 118: non est locus ad tergiversandum, id. Att. 7, 1, 4: consules ipsos tergiversari, Liv. 2, 23, 13: movebant consulem haec, sed tergiversari res cogebat, id. 2, 27, 3: accusatores aut ca lumniantur aut praevaricantur aut tergi versantur...Tergiversari, in universum ab accusatione desistere. Dig. 48, 16, 1.— Hence, tergiversanter, adv., back wardly, reluctantly: pugnam inire, Vell. 1, 9, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tergiversor —, ārī, dep.
tergum+verto, to turn the back, decline, refuse, make difficulties, boggle, shuffle, evade, shift, tergiversate : quid tergiversaris?: hunc tergiversantem iudicio persequi: non incallide: locus ad tergiversandum: (consulem) tergiversari res cogebat, L.
Origins
From tergum (“back, hindpart”, tergi- in compounds) + versor (“to turn”).
Descendants
- Catalantergiversar
- Englishtergiversate
- Frenchtergiverser
- Italiantergiversare
- Portuguesetergiversar
- Romaniantergiversa
- Spanishtergiversar
- Galicianterxiversar
- Piedmontesetergiversé
In English words that came into English from tergiversor
- tergiversatetergiversātus
- tergiversationtergiversātiō
- tergiversatortergiversator