Difference between Apostatize and Tergiversate

What is the difference between Apostatize and Tergiversate?

Apostatize as a verb is to give up or renounce one's position or belief. while Tergiversate as a verb is to evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate.

Apostatize

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To give up or renounce one's position or belief.

Tergiversate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to deliberately obfuscate.To change sides or affiliation; to apostatize.

We hope you now know whether to use Apostatize or Tergiversate in your sentence.

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