tergiversate vs palter

tergiversate and palter both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tergiversate and palter are synonyms defined as:

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

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

tergiversate (verb)	palter (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