1. (verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

• beat around the bush
• equivocate
• palter
• prevaricate

2. (verb) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

• apostatise
• apostatize

1. (verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

• misinform
• mislead

2. (verb) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

• disown
• renounce
• repudiate

1. (verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

• equivocation
• equivocation
• tergiversation
• tergiversation
• equivocation
• equivocation
• evasiveness
• evasiveness
• prevarication
• prevarication
• equivocation
• evasion
• equivocator
• hedger
• tergiversator
• fabrication
• lying
• prevarication
• fibbing
• paltering
• liar
• prevaricator
• lie
• prevarication

2. (verb) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

• apostasy
• tergiversation
• apostate
• apostate
• deserter
• deserter
• ratter
• ratter
• recreant
• recreant
• renegade
• renegade
• turncoat
• turncoat