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to temporize
01
to delay or avoid making a decision to gain time
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
temporize
3rd person singular
temporizes
Present participle
temporizing
Past simple
temporized
Past participle
temporized
Examples
She temporized her response to give herself a moment to think.
Lexical Tree
temporizer
temporize
temporal
