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Definition of: palter
(pôl′tər) v.i.
1. To speak or act insincerely; equivocate; lie.
2. To treat something lightly; trifle.
3. To haggle or quibble. [Cf. dial. E palt a piece of coarse or dirty cloth]
—pal′ter·er noun
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