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Meaning of temporise | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

Alternative spelling of temporize.

UK, alt-of, alternative

Examples

“Though that her heart were fired, and swollen with anger, she temporiseth so, 'twas undiscovered: […]”
“On the first day when his father formally gave him the hint that he was to place his affections at Miss Swartz's feet, George temporised with the old gentleman.”
“[William] Penn, therefore, exhorted the fellows not to rely on the goodness of their cause, but to submit, or at least to temporise.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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