intransitive verb. To act or speak in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision.

intransitive verb. To act to suit current circumstances or necessities.

intransitive verb. To say or utter in temporizing.

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.

transitive verb. 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.

transitive verb. To delay; to procrastinate.

transitive verb. To comply; to agree.

verb. 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.

verb. 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.

verb. To delay; to procrastinate.

verb. To comply; to agree.

verb. 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."

hedge  

temporizer  

draw out  extend  prolong  protract  

agree  be a timeserver  be dilatory  comply  continue  

temporized  temporizes  temporizing