palter

== English == === Alternative forms === paulter === Etymology === Probably from Middle English *palter (“rag, trifle, worthless thing”), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth”). More at paltry. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒltə/, /ˈpɔːltə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɔl.tɚ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈpɑl.tɚ/ Rhymes: -ɒltə(ɹ), -ɔːltə(ɹ) === Verb === palter (third-person singular simple present palters, present participle paltering, simple past and past participle paltered) To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions. (psychology and mediation) To give a false impression by selective use of true but misleading statements. (now rare) To trifle. To haggle. To babble; to chatter. ==== Derived terms ==== palterer ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Alpert, Plater, plater, replat