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1. (v.i.) temporize
to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
2. temporize
to comply with the time or occasion.
3. temporize
to treat or parley so as to gain time (usu. fol. by with).
Etymology: (1570–80; < ML temporizāre to hang back, delay = L tempor-, s. of tempus time + ML -izāre -ize)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) temporize, temporise
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
"The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) temporize
to comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties
2. (verb) temporize
to delay; to procrastinate
3. (verb) temporize
to comply; to agree
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