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Meaning of 'temporize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Temporize [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To delay; to procrastinate.
- To comply; to agree.

Meaning of 'temporize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . temporize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
Example in sentence:
  • The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote

Nearby Words:

temerarious temeration temerity temerous tempean temper tempera temperable temperament temperamental

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