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Examples
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Temporize with a "fourth-suit" bid of two spades to let partner continue to describe his hand.
Bridge 2010
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Temporize; say that you desire some time to think about the matter.
The Goose Girl Harold MacGrath 1901
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"Temporize!" replied the latter, in a low, emphatic tone, and with a look of peculiar significance -- "temporize till ----"
The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont D. P. Thompson 1831
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Temporize (verb) To act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision.
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