Thesaurus: temporize

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1. v. t. To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties.
2. v. t. To delay; to procrastinate.
3. v. t. To comply; to agree.
4. v. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
5. 1. To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties. They might their grievance inwardly complain, But outwardly they needs must temporize. Daniel. 2. To delay; to procrastinate. [R.] Bacon. 3. To comply; to agree. [Obs.] Shak.
6. v:100 v. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time