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temporize
tem·po·rize T0100300 (tĕm′pə-rīz′)v. tem·po·rized, tem·po·riz·ing, tem·po·riz·es v.intr.1. To act or speak in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision: "Colonial officials ... ordered to enforce unpopular enactments, tended to temporize, to find excuses for evasion" (J.H. Parry).2. To act to suit current circumstances or necessities: "When an evil has sprung up within a state, the more certain remedy by far is to temporize with it" (Brian Moore).v.tr. To say or utter in temporizing.
[French temporiser, from Old French, from Medieval Latin temporizāre, to pass one's time, from Latin tempus, tempor-, time.]
tem′po·ri·za′tion (-pər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.tem′po·riz′er n.temporize (ˈtɛmpəˌraɪz) or temporisevb (intr) 1. to delay, act evasively, or protract a discussion, negotiation, etc, esp in order to gain time or effect a compromise2. to adapt oneself to the circumstances or occasion, as by temporary or apparent agreement[C16: from French temporiser, from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin tempus time] ˌtemporiˈzation, ˌtemporiˈsation n ˈtempoˌrizer, ˈtempoˌriser ntem•po•rize (ˈtɛm pəˌraɪz)
v.i. -rized, -riz•ing. 1. to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting. 2. to comply with the time or occasion. 3. to treat or parley so as to gain time (usu. fol. by with). [1570–80; < Medieval Latin temporizāre to hang back, delay = Latin tempor-, s. of tempus time + Medieval Latin -izāre -ize] tem′po•riz`er, n. temporize
Past participle: temporized
Gerund: temporizing
| Imperative |
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| temporize | | temporize |
| Present |
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| I temporize | | you temporize | | he/she/it temporizes | | we temporize | | you temporize | | they temporize |
| Preterite |
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| I temporized | | you temporized | | he/she/it temporized | | we temporized | | you temporized | | they temporized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am temporizing | | you are temporizing | | he/she/it is temporizing | | we are temporizing | | you are temporizing | | they are temporizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have temporized | | you have temporized | | he/she/it has temporized | | we have temporized | | you have temporized | | they have temporized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was temporizing | | you were temporizing | | he/she/it was temporizing | | we were temporizing | | you were temporizing | | they were temporizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had temporized | | you had temporized | | he/she/it had temporized | | we had temporized | | you had temporized | | they had temporized |
| Future |
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| I will temporize | | you will temporize | | he/she/it will temporize | | we will temporize | | you will temporize | | they will temporize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have temporized | | you will have temporized | | he/she/it will have temporized | | we will have temporized | | you will have temporized | | they will have temporized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be temporizing | | you will be temporizing | | he/she/it will be temporizing | | we will be temporizing | | you will be temporizing | | they will be temporizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been temporizing | | you have been temporizing | | he/she/it has been temporizing | | we have been temporizing | | you have been temporizing | | they have been temporizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been temporizing | | you will have been temporizing | | he/she/it will have been temporizing | | we will have been temporizing | | you will have been temporizing | | they will have been temporizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been temporizing | | you had been temporizing | | he/she/it had been temporizing | | we had been temporizing | | you had been temporizing | | they had been temporizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would temporize | | you would temporize | | he/she/it would temporize | | we would temporize | | you would temporize | | they would temporize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have temporized | | you would have temporized | | he/she/it would have temporized | | we would have temporized | | you would have temporized | | they would have temporized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | temporize - draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"temporiseprolong, protract, draw out, extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" |
temporizeverb play for time, delay, stall, procrastinate, be evasive, beat about the bush, gain time, equivocate, play a waiting game, hum and haw, tergiversate 'Not exactly, sir,' he temporized.TranslationstemporeggiaretergiversaretraccheggiareMedicalSeeTemporisetemporize
Related to temporize: infelicity, treaclySynonyms for temporizeverb play for timeSynonyms- play for time
- delay
- stall
- procrastinate
- be evasive
- beat about the bush
- gain time
- equivocate
- play a waiting game
- hum and haw
- tergiversate
Synonyms for temporizeverb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain timeSynonymsRelated Words- prolong
- protract
- draw out
- extend
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