TEMPORIZE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they temporize ... he / she / it temporizes

Past simple: temporized

Past participle: temporized

-ing form: temporizing

Meaning:

Draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time

Example:

The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote

Synonyms:

temporise; temporize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "temporize" is one way to...):

draw out; extend; prolong; protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

temporizer (someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time)