tergiversate vs renounce

tergiversate and renounce both are verbs.

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

As verbs, renounce is a hypernym of tergiversate; that is, renounce is a word with a broader meaning than tergiversate:

Other hypernyms of tergiversate include disown, repudiate.

tergiversate (verb)	renounce (verb)
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances	cast off
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information	turn away from; give up
	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
	give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations