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palter

[ pawl-ter ]

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.


palter

/ ˈ±èɔ˱ô³ÙÉ™ /

verb

  1. to act or talk insincerely
  2. to haggle
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è²¹±ô³Ù±ð°ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²¹±ôt±ð°ù·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of palter1

1530–40 in sense “to speak indistinctly,†perhaps alteration of falter in same sense, with p- from palsy 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of palter1

C16: of unknown origin
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You can equivocate, or dissemble, or palter, or mislead, or prevaricate, or fib, or perjure.

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Which brings us to Thursday’s main event, a hearing before the Senate committee that has already seen two Democratic truth-seekers demonstrate a Trumpian zest for paltering with the truth.

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But if you say, "I drove it yesterday in 10-below temperatures and it drove well," even if you know it's been to the shop twice in the last month, that's paltering.

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Though not a new term -- he says it's borrowed from the field of philosophy -- Rogers and his co-authors have co-opted the concept of paltering for the field of negotiation.

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Rogers says the findings can also serve as a reminder, to everyone, to watch out for those who may try to use paltering against them.

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