palter

• Veralteter Ausdruck dafür, unaufrichtig zu reden, einer direkten Antwort auszuweichen oder sich leichtfertig und trügerisch zu verhalten.

An archaic verb meaning to talk insincerely, equivocate, or deal in a trifling or deceitful manner.

1. Be deliberately ambiguous or unclearC2formal

   To speak or act in an evasive or misleading way, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive.

   Ausweichen

   • The politician paltered when asked about the scandal.
   • He paltered with the truth, never giving a straight answer.
   • She paltered her way through the interview, avoiding any commitment.

   Synonymebeat around the bushdodgeequivocateevadefencefudgehedgeprevaricatequibbleweasel

   Antonymeclarifyconfrontdirectnessexplain