01 v. t. 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.
imp. & p. p.
Temporized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Temporizing
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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.
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2.
To delay; to procrastinate.[R.]
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3.
To comply; to agree.[Obs.]