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pal·ter
 palter
- pronunciation:
- pawl
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
paltered, paltering, palters |
| definition 1: |
to speak or behave insincerely.
- similar words:
- dodge, equivocate, evade, fence, fudge, quibble, tergiversate, waffle
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| definition 2: |
to haggle or quibble, as in bargaining.
- synonyms:
- chaffer, dicker, haggle
- similar words:
- bargain, higgle, negotiate, quibble
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| related words: |
equivocate, negotiate |
| derivation: |
palterer (n.) |
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