“There are more answers to that than you may think,” Chih temporized, because there were, but they could see that there was only one answer that really mattered to tigers.
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Temporize
//ˈtɛmpəɹaɪz//
Synonyms for "temporize" (39 found)
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10 translations across 7 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- سَوَّفَ verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
- مَاطَلَ verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
Bulgarian
1 entries- печеля време verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
Catalan
1 entries- temporitzar verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
Finnish
1 entries- viivytellä verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
French
2 entries- temporiser verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
- tergiverser verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
Hungarian
2 entries- húzza az időt verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
- időt húz verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
Turkish
1 entries- gecikmek verb (to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion)
Sample sentences
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The Dolphin is too wilfull oppoſite, / And will not temporize with my intreaties: / He flatly ſaies, heell not lay downe his Armes.
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I ought to have temporized with this singular being, learned the motives of its interference, and availed myself of its succor, [...]
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This is especially true when we're faced with temporizing a patient who will ultimately receive veneer restorations.
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