tergiversate

verb

1.
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
haffle riddling beat around the bush equivocate palter prevaricate
Event:
tergiversation
Derived from:
tergiversation
2.
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
give up the ghost apostatise apostatize
Event:
tergiversation
Derived from:
tergiversation