Definition of palter Palter
pal•ter
We found 9 definitions of palter from 5 different sources.
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What does palter mean?
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| palter - be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||
| beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate | ||
| misinform, mislead give false or misleading information to | ||
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- palter (Verb)
To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions. - palter (Verb)
To trifle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- palter (v. i.)
To haggle. - palter (v. i.)
To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle. - palter (v. i.)
To babble; to chatter. - palter (v. t.)
To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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palter
pawl′tėr, v.i. to trifle in talk: to use trickery: to dodge: to shuffle: to equivocate.—n. Pal′terer. [Prob. conn. with paltry.]
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🔤- palter, verb, present, 1st person singular of palter (infinitive).
- palter, verb (infinitive).
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