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palaver
v. chatter idly; flatter; confer, negotiate
 
n. idle or foolish chatter; flattery; conference between two parties (especially meetings between explorers and native officials)


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palaver
Noun
1. flattery intended to persuade
(synonym) blandishment, cajolery
(hypernym) flattery
(derivation) wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
2. loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
(synonym) hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric
(hypernym) nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
(derivation) chatter, piffle, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
Verb
1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
(synonym) chatter, piffle, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(hyponym) babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
(derivation) hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric
2. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
(synonym) wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
(hypernym) persuade
(hyponym) soft-soap
(derivation) blandishment, cajolery
3. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
(hypernym) parley



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Palaver (das)
n. palaver, conference; chatter, fuss

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Palaver
(v. t. & i.)
To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.
  
 
(n.)
Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.
  
 
(n.)
In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.
  

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palaver
n.
1. idle talk
ہرزہ درائي, بيہودہ گوئي, بکواد, خوشامد, چاپلوسي, چرب زباني, بکواس, بک بک
2. conference
مشورہ, صلاح, بحث, گفتگو, بات چيت, پنچايت, گفت و شنيد
palaver
v. a.
چاپلوسي کرنا, باتيں بنانا, خوشامد کرنا, دم دينا, چکني چپڑي باتيں کرنا, بہلانا, پھسلانا

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