TEMPORISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does temporise mean? 

• TEMPORISE (verb)
  The verb TEMPORISE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TEMPORISE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEMPORISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they temporise    ... he / she / it temporises   
Past simple: temporised   
Past participle: temporised   
-ing form: temporising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

temporise; temporize

Context example:

The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote

Hypernyms (to "temporise" is one way to...):

draw out; extend; prolong; protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

temporiser (someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time)