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Palaver Common

Palaver has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

flattery intended to persuade

2

loud and confused and empty talk

"mere rhetoric"

3

A village council meeting.

Verb
1

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

2

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

"He palavered her into going along"

3

have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

4

To discuss with much talk.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
flattery nonsense talk persuade parley
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
babble soft-soap browbeat
Rhyming Words
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