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temporize
[ tem-puh-rahyz ]
verb (used without object)
- to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
Synonyms: , ,
- to comply with the time or occasion; yield temporarily or ostensibly to prevailing opinion or circumstances.
- to treat or parley so as to gain time (usually followed by with ).
- to come to terms (usually followed by with ).
- to effect a compromise (usually followed by between ).
temporize
/ ˈɛəˌɪ /
verb
- to delay, act evasively, or protract a discussion, negotiation, etc, esp in order to gain time or effect a compromise
- to adapt oneself to the circumstances or occasion, as by temporary or apparent agreement
Derived Forms
- ˈٱˌ, noun
- ˌٱǰˈپDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ٱp··tDz noun
- ٱp·e noun
- ٱp·iԲ· adverb
- ԴDz·ٱp·iԲ adjective
- non·ٱp·iԲ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of temporize1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of temporize1
Example Sentences
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed a key ally from his new Cabinet, bowing to a ruling from the Israeli Supreme Court after days of temporizing.
Once the expense of spirit, dollars, actions and arguments to keep alive the possibility of a second term is ended, the need for Biden to posture or tactically temporize will be gone, too.
Amleth, as he is called, is no student philosopher, temporizing over the nuances of being and nonbeing.
It’s also that the mainstream conservatives who remain depend so much on the ballots and energy of the nuts and the zealots that they hold back and temporize.
Rab1, and Black is left to temporize as White methodically prepares his breakthrough.
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