v. to act evasively in order to achieve a compromise or to gain time.
Congress wanted to temporize by not voting up or down.
Congress wanted to temporize by not voting up or down.
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hedge; hesitate; procrastinate; stall for time
certain
3 syllables
tem-po-rize
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