temporize
/TEM-puh-ryze/verbto delay making a decision in order to gain time
“The chairman temporized, calling for yet another study.”
- Synonyms
- stall, procrastinate, hedge
- Antonyms
- decide, commit
- Root
- temp- (time)
- Memory hook
- temp (time) + ize: play for time.
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