Word of the Day: TEMPORIZE

To dawdle, delay, or draw out

temporize (verb) - to delay, prolong, or stall for time in hopes of something positive or avoid something negative; to negotiate or compromise [tem-puh-rahyz]

BREAKDOWN: TEMPOR- (time) + -IZE (to make or do)

See also: extemporize

“Temporize not! It is always injurious.” --Andrew Jackson