Temporize

Definition of Temporize

Tem´po`rize

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Temporized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Temporizing .] They might their grievance inwardly complain, But outwardly they needs must temporize. - Daniel.
	2.	To delay; to procrastinate.
	3.	To comply; to agree.

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be a timeserver, be dilatory, continue, dawdle, drag out, draw out, dwell on, extend, filibuster, gain time, hang, hang back, hang fire, hesitate, hold off, lengthen, lengthen out, linger on, make time, play for time, procrastinate, prolong, protract, put off, spin out, stall, stall for time, stall off, stooge around, stretch out, talk against time, trim

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