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verb (used without object), tem·po·rized, tem·po·riz·ing.
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 followed by with).
4.
to come to terms (usually followed by with).
5.
to effect a compromise (usually followed by between).
Also, especially British, tem·po·rise.
Origin:
1570–80; < Medieval Latin temporizāre to hang back, delay, equivalent to Latin tempor- (stem of tempus) time + Medieval Latin -izāre -ize
1570–80; < Medieval Latin temporizāre to hang back, delay, equivalent to Latin tempor- (stem of tempus) time + Medieval Latin -izāre -ize
Related forms
tem·po·ri·za·tion, noun
tem·po·riz·er, noun
tem·po·riz·ing·ly, adverb
non·tem·po·riz·ing, adjective
non·tem·po·riz·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. hedge, stall, equivocate.
1. hedge, stall, equivocate.
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Example Sentences
- Presidents temporize while for-profit and a few independent colleges grab millions in revenue from under their noses.
- The government has felt that it could not temporize with the difficulty any further.
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Word Origin & History
temporize
1555 (implied in temporizer), from M.Fr. temporiser "to pass one's time, wait one's time" (14c.), from M.L. temporizare "pass time," perhaps via V.L. *temporare "to delay," from L. tempus (gen. temporis) "time."
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