Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

temporize

 

to delay in making a decision so as to gain time

 

My fellow senators, I urge you not to temporize in this important matter, which will bring tax relief at last to millions of middle-class citizens.

 

Related English words: temporization (act of temporizing), temporizer 

 

Latin root word: tempus, temporis, n. -time

 

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