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verb-intransitive. To act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision: "Colonial officials . . . ordered to enforce unpopular enactments, tended to temporize, to find excuses for evasion” ( J.H. Parry).

verb-intransitive. To engage in discussions or negotiations, especially so as to achieve a compromise or gain time.

verb-intransitive. To yield to current circumstances or necessities; act to suit the time.

v. To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes in order to reach a compromise or simply to make a conversation more temperate.

v. 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.

v. To delay; to procrastinate.

v. To comply; to agree.

v. 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.

v. To delay; to procrastinate.

v. To comply; to agree.

To comply with the time or occasion, or with the desires of another; yield temporarily or ostensibly to the current of opinion or circumstances.

To parley.

To dilly-dally; delay; procrastinate.

Also spelled temporise.

v. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time

"Cowardice is called meekness; to temporize is to be charitable and reverent; to speak truth, and shame the devil, is to offend weak brethren, who, somehow or other, never complain of their weak consciences till you hit them hard."

temporized    temporizes    temporizing   

extend    protract    draw out    prolong   

hedge   

temporizer   

delay    procrastinate    comply    agree