tergiversate vs beat around the bush

tergiversate and beat around the bush both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tergiversate	No	No	Yes	No
beat around the bush	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tergiversate and beat around the bush are synonyms defined as:

tergiversate and beat around the bush: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

Other synonyms of tergiversate include equivocate, palter, prevaricate.

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