HyperDic: temporize

English > 1 sense of the word *temporize*:
VERB	change	temporize, temporise	draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time

temporize > pronunciation
Sounds	teh'mperay.z
Rhymes	actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...

English > *temporize*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"
Synonym	temporise
Broader	prolong, protract, extend, draw out	lengthen in time
Nouns	temporizer	someone who temporizes