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Raretemporized
The correct spelling is temporized.
How to pronounce temporized
verb
Say it like: Tem-por-ize-d
The correct spelling is temporized. 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 mor…
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Definition
verb
- 1.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; to stall for time.
- 2.To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
- 3.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.
- 4.To delay; to procrastinate.
- 5.To comply; to agree.
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