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TERGIVERSATING
Definition of TERGIVERSATING
verb
present participle and gerund of tergiversate
TERGIVERSATE
verb
To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner.
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Word DNA
TERGIVERSATING inherits its ancestry from its root, TERGIVERSATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.9%
of traced words share this origin (9,181)
branch · 32.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TERGIVERSATE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TERGIVERSATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TERGIVERSATING starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEEGGIINRRSTTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T, E, R, G and I appear more than once.
Words that start TERGIVERSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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