temporize

temporize
—temporization, n. —temporizer, n. —temporizingly, adv.
/tem"peuh ruyz'/, v.i., temporized, temporizing.
1. to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
2. to comply with the time or occasion; yield temporarily or ostensibly to prevailing opinion or circumstances.
3. to treat or parley so as to gain time (usually fol. by with).
4. to come to terms (usually fol. by with).
5. to effect a compromise (usually fol. by between).
Also, esp. Brit., temporise.
[1570-80; < ML temporizare to hang back, delay, equiv. to L tempor- (s. of tempus) time + ML -izare -IZE]
Syn. 1. hedge, stall, equivocate.

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  • temporize — (Amer.) tem·po·rize || tempÉ™raɪz v. fit oneself to the time constraints; put off, postpone; evade a decision, avoid an answer (also temporise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • temporize — UK [ˈtempəraɪz] / US [ˈtempəˌraɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms temporize : present tense I/you/we/they temporize he/she/it temporizes present participle temporizing past tense temporized past participle temporized formal to delay doing… …   English dictionary

  • temporize — intransitive verb ( rized; rizing) Etymology: Middle French temporiser, from Medieval Latin temporizare to pass the time, from Latin tempor , tempus Date: 1579 1. to act to suit the time or occasion ; yield to current or dominant opinion 2. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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