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Definition of Palter
1. Verb. Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Derivative terms: Equivocation, Equivocation, Equivocation, Equivocator, Paltering, Prevarication, Prevarication, Prevarication, Prevaricator, Tergiversation
Definition of Palter
1. v. i. To haggle.
2. v. t. To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things.
Definition of Palter
1. Verb. To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions. ¹
2. Verb. (rare) To trifle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Palter
1. to talk or act insincerely [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Palter
1. 1. To haggle. 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle. "Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter." (Shak) "Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with eternal God for power." (Tennyson) 3. To babble; to chatter. Origin: See Paltry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palter
Literary usage of Palter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"This seems to be the most likely solution, as most of the dictionaries connect
it with paltry, which is shewn below to be due to a Scand. word palter, ..."
2. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1826)
"... the active participle of palter to suffer ; PASSIVE comes from the passive
participle of the »aine verb ; hence the difference between the nord» ..."
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