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palter

[ pawl-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

palter

/ ˈpɔːltə /

Origin of palter¹

1530–40 in sense “to speak indistinctly,” perhaps alteration of falter in same sense, with p- from palsy ¹

Origin of palter¹

C16: of unknown origin

But though his language is calm and restrained, he never condescends to palter with slavery.

But 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.

Do not think that you should palter with the truth either because it may not be palatable to me, or seem decorous to yourself.

Yancey, speaking for Alabama, refused to palter with any plan not built on the proposition that slavery was in itself right.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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