9 Letter Words for Temporize
temporize
8 Letter Words for Temporize
importee, poetizer
7 Letter Words for Temporize
emporte, emptier, epitome, erotize, impetre, metrize, moieter, mopeier, poetize, preomit, romeite, tempore
6 Letter Words for Temporize
emerit, emoter, empire, emptio, emptor, epimer, epirot, import, meteor, metier, metope, mopier, motier, optime, perite, permit, petrie, poemet, porite, potzer, premio, premit, promit, protei, reemit, remote, reomit, retime, rompee, temper, tempre, terzio, tipree, toeier, tremie, trompe
5 Letter Words for Temporize
eimer, emote, eprom, erept, erizo, ermit, imper, impot, izote, merit, merop, meter, metro, metze, miter, moier, moire, moper, moter, mpret, mtier, opter, optez, orpit, peert, peize, perit, peter, petre, petri, petro, piert, piezo, pirot, poire, poret, porte, poter, prime, primo, prize, proem, prote, remet, remit, remop, repot, retem, retie, retip, rozet, rozit, tempe, tempo, tepor, terzo, timer, timor, topee, toper, tozee, tozer, tozie, tripe, tromp, trope
4 Letter Words for Temporize
eire, emer, emir, emit, empt, epit, erie, erme, irpe, item, iter, itmo, meer, meet, meio, mere, meri, mero, mete, meze, mezo, mire, miro, mite, mize, moet, moir, moit, mope, more, mort, mote, moze, mzee, oime, omer, omit, peer, pere, peri, perm, pert, pete, peto, pier, piet, pize, poem, poet, pome, pore, port, pote, poti, pree, prem, pret, prez, prie, prim, prio, prom, reem, reet, reim, reit, repo, rept, rete, riem, rime, riot, ripe, ript, rite, ritz, roit, rome, romp, rope, rote, roti, teem, teer, teme, temp, tepe, term, terp, tier, time, tipe, tire, tome, tope, topi, tore, tori, toze, tree, trez, trie, trim, trio, trip, trop, zeme, zemi, zero, zite, zori
3 Letter Words for Temporize
eer, eir, eme, emo, emp, eom, epi, ere, ert, ezo, imo, imp, ipm, ipo, ipr, ire, mee, mei, mer, met, mir, mit, miz, moe, moi, mop, mor, mot, moz, mri, oer, oie, ope, opt, ore, ort, pee, per, pet, pie, pir, pit, pmt, poi, pom, por, pot, poz, pre, pro, pte, ree, rei, rem, rep, rez, rie, rim, rio, rip, rit, riz, roe, roi, rom, rot, rpm, rpt, rte, rti, tee, tem, ter, tez, tie, tim, tip, toe, toi, tom, top, tor, tpi, tpm, tri, trm, trp, zee, zep, zer, zip, zit
Definitions for Temporize
[1] to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
[2] to comply with the time or occasion; yield temporarily or ostensibly to prevailing opinion or circumstances.
[3] to treat or parley so as to gain time (usually followed by with ).
[4] to come to terms (usually followed by with ).
[5] to effect a compromise (usually followed by between ).
[6] to delay, act evasively, or protract a discussion, negotiation, etc, esp in order to gain time or effect a compromise
[7] to adapt oneself to the circumstances or occasion, as by temporary or apparent agreement
Words related to Temporize
hesitate, balk, equivocate, procrastinate, delay, stall, hedge
Words nearby Temporize
temporary duty, temporary hardness, temporary life annuity, temporary parasite, temporary tooth, temporize, temporo-, temporomandibular, temporomandibular joint, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, temporomandibular joint syndrome
Origin of Temporize
1570–80; < Medieval Latin temporizāre to hang back, delay, equivalent to Latin tempor- (stem of tempus ) time + Medieval Latin -izāre -ize
Words that may be confused with Temporize
temporalize, temporize
Other words from Temporize
tem·po·ri·za·tion , noun
tem·po·riz·er , noun
tem·po·riz·ing·ly , adverb
non·tem·po·riz·ing , adjective
non·tem·po·riz·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Temporize
C16: from French temporiser, from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin tempus time
Synonyms for Temporize
balk, delay, equivocate, hedge, hesitate, procrastinate, stall, stall for time
