temporize

IPA: tˈɛmpɝaɪz

(intransitive) To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
(intransitive, by extension) To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise.
(transitive, dentistry) To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
(intransitive, archaic) To comply with the occasion or time; to humour, or yield to, current circumstances or opinion; also, to trim (“fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each”).
(intransitive, obsolete) To delay, especially until a more favourable time; to procrastinate.
(transitive, medicine) To take temporary measures or actions to manage a situation without providing a definitive or permanent solution.

Examples of "temporize" in Sentences

The followers of Vedanta temporize.
The heroes temporize to capture the villian.
We cannot temporize or minimize this threat.
If we delay, postpone, temporize, wait until the next election, it'll get worse.