English verb: palter | |||
| 1. | palter (communication) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||
| Synonyms | beat around the bush, equivocate, prevaricate, tergiversate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | misinform, mislead | ||