palter
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
to bargain with; haggle.
to act carelessly; trifle.
Origin of palter
1Other words from palter
- pal·ter·er, noun
Words Nearby palter
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How to use palter in a sentence
But though his language is calm and restrained, he never condescends to palter with slavery.
Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865 | Abraham LincolnBut her stainless heart was too proud in virtue to palter and equivocate with circumstances.
The Chorus hear it too; but they linger and palter, while each gives his grave sentence deliberately in his proper turn.
Guy Livingstone; | George A. LawrenceDo not think that you should palter with the truth either because it may not be palatable to me, or seem decorous to yourself.
Ayala's Angel | Anthony TrollopeYancey, speaking for Alabama, refused to palter with any plan not built on the proposition that slavery was in itself right.
History of the United States | Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
British Dictionary definitions for palter
/ (ˈpɔːltə) /
to act or talk insincerely
to haggle
Origin of palter
1Derived forms of palter
- palterer, noun
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