English-Thai Dictionary

temporize

VI หน่วงเหนี่ยว  delay hedge stall nuang-niao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TEMPORIZE

v.i.[L. tempus, time. ] 1. To comply with the time or occasion; to humor or yield to the current of opinion or to circumstances; a conduct that often indicates obsequiousness.
They might their grievance inwardly complain,
But outwardly they needs must temporize.
2. To delay; to procrastinate.
Well, you till temporize with the hours. [Little used. ]
3. To comply. [Not in use. ]

 

TEMPORIZER

n.One who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions or occasions; a trimmer.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TEMPORIZE

Tem "po *rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Temporized; p. pr. & vb. n.Temporizing. ] Etym: [F. temporiser. See Temporal of time. ]

 

1. 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. They might their grievance inwardly complain, But outwardly they needs must temporize. Daniel.

 

2. To delay; to procrastinate. [R.] Bacon.

 

3. To comply; to agree. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

TEMPORIZER

TEMPORIZER Tem "po *ri `zer, n.

 

Defn: One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer. A sort of temporizers, ready to embrace and maintain all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of preferment. Burton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

temporize

tem po rize |ˈtempəˌrīz ˈtɛmpəˌraɪz | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time: the opportunity was missed because the mayor still temporized. 2 temporarily adopt a particular course in order to conform to the circumstances: their unwillingness to temporize had driven their country straight into conflict with France. DERIVATIVES tem po ri za tion |ˌtempəriˈzāSHən |noun, tem po riz er noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French temporiser ‘bide one's time, ’ from medieval Latin temporizare ‘to delay, ’ from Latin tempus, tempor- ‘time. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

temporize

temporize |ˈtɛmpərʌɪz |(also temporise ) ▶verb [ no obj. ] avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time: the opportunity was missed because the queen still temporized. DERIVATIVES temporization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, temporizer noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French temporiser ‘bide one's time ’, from medieval Latin temporizare ‘to delay ’, from Latin tempus, tempor- ‘time ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

temporize

temporize verb he temporized for weeks, hoping the problem would go away: equivocate, procrastinate, play for time, play a waiting game, stall, use delaying tactics, give someone the runaround, delay, hang back, prevaricate, hem and haw; rare tergiversate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

temporize

temporize verb he'd been temporizing for weeks, hoping the problem would go away: equivocate, procrastinate, play for time, play a waiting game, stall, use delaying tactics, avoid committing oneself, avoid making a decision, delay, hang back, beat about the bush, be evasive, prevaricate, be indecisive, hesitate; Brit. hum and haw; archaic palter; rare tergiversate, use Fabian tactics.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

temporize

tem po rize /témpəràɪz /動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 (時間かせぎに )返答 [結論 ]を遅らせる, 一時しのぎをする .2 時勢に従う [合わせる ].