temporize
verb (used without object)
to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
temporization
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a word derived from
temporize.
Example Sentences
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Cunning -- N. cunning, craft; cunningness†, craftiness &c. adj.; subtlety, artificiality; maneuvering &c. v.; temporization; circumvention. chicane, chicanery; sharp practice, knavery, jugglery†; concealment &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
There is no palliation, temporization, or parleying possible with such a monster.
From Quit Your Worrying! by George Wharton James
The supreme art will be to seize the instant when temporization must give way to a carefully prepared offensive movement.
From Paris War Days Diary of an American by Charles Inman Barnard
Then, too, a temporization to one who is young means eternity.
From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Harold M. Brett
