Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To flatter.

    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

  2. (intransitive)To discuss with much talk.

Origin

Originally nautical slang, from Portuguese palavra (“word”), from Late Latin parabola (“pa

Originally nautical slang, from Portuguese palavra (“word”), from Late Latin parabola (“parable, speech”). The term's use (especially in Africa) mimics the evolution of the word moot. As such, for sense development, see moot. Doublet of parable, parole, and parabola.

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Forms

palavers, palavering, palavered, palavered

regular · Lesson

Base formpalaver · to palaver
3rd person singularpalavers
Present participlepalavering
Past simplepalavered
Past participlepalavered

Tenses

palaver · palavered · will palaver · have palavered

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypalaver
he, she, itpalavers

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave palavered
he, she, ithas palavered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill palaver

Past simpleLesson

all personspalavered

Synonyms

63 synonyms
To flatter:flatterC1sootheB1strokeB2jollypuffbrush up tocollogueflatterizeglaverglozelay it on thickmake fair weatherpreenspeak well of
To discuss with much talk:rabbitA1babbleC2chatA2jabberyakbat the breezeblabblabbercarpchatterchew the fatchew the ragchinwagchit-chat
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
paladinpalatableC2palateC2palazzopaleB1

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