palter vs tergiversate

palter and tergiversate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
palter	No	No	Yes	No
tergiversate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, palter and tergiversate are synonyms defined as:

palter and tergiversate: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

Other synonyms of palter include beat around the bush, equivocate, prevaricate.

palter (verb)	tergiversate (verb)
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information