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Definition of palter - 2 dictionary results

pal⋅ter

  [pawl-ter]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
2. to bargain with; haggle.
3. to act carelessly; trifle.
Origin:
1530–40 in sense “to speak indistinctly,” perh. alter. of falter in same sense, with p- from palsy 1

Related forms:
pal⋅ter⋅er, noun
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pal·ter   (pôl'tər)   
intr.v.   pal·tered, pal·ter·ing, pal·ters

  1. To talk or act insincerely or misleadingly; equivocate. See Synonyms at lie2.

  2. To be capricious; trifle.

  3. To quibble, especially in bargaining.


[Origin unknown.]
pal'ter·er n.
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