| palter | 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) |
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