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temporize(dictionary)

temporize (iou)



temporize verb intrans. Also temporise. L16.
[French temporiser bide one's time from medieval Latin temporizare delay, from Latin tempor-, tempus time: see -IZE.]
Comply temporarily with the requirements of a particular time or occasion; avoid committing oneself so as to gain time, procrastinate; employ delaying tactics, esp. in dealing with a person or thing. L16.
H. A. L. Fisher He..tolerated polygamy and slavery..and even temporized with the symbols of polytheism. L. Durrell He was temporizing..unwilling to commit himself. A. Carter 'Not yet,' she temporized.
Negotiate or discuss terms with; mediate between. arch. L16.
A. W. Kinglake This calm Mahometan..strove to temporise as well as he could betwixt the angry Churches.
tempori'zation noun M18.
temporizer noun M16.
temporizingly adverb in a temporizing manner M19.