- temporize⇄adv. temporizingly.
- temporize⇄noun temporization.
- temporize⇄noun temporizer.
- temporize⇄temporize, intransitive verb, -rized,-rizing.
1. to evade immediate action or decision in order to gain time, avoid trouble, or otherwise put off something.
(SYN) hedge.
2. to fit one's acts to the time or occasion.
(SYN) trim.