Associations to the word «Temporise»

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Wiktionary

TEMPORISE, verb. Alternative spelling of temporize

Dictionary definition

TEMPORISE, verb. Draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky