temporize

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.3 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Clipping of temperate + -ize.

[edit] Verb

to temporize (third-person singular simple present temporizes, present participle temporizing, simple past and past participle temporized)

1. To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes in order to reach a compromise or simply to make a conversation more temperate.

[edit] Derived terms

• temporizer