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1. (v.i.) palter
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully.
2. palter
to haggle.
3. palter
to act carelessly; trifle.
Etymology: (1595–1605; of uncert. orig.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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1. (verb) palter
to haggle
2. (verb) palter
to act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle
3. (verb) palter
to babble; to chatter
4. (verb) palter
to trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things
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