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Word of the day July 1
The Word of the Day for July 1 is:
temporize • \TEM-puh-ryze\ • (verb) 1. to act to suit the time or occasion; yield to current or dominant opinion; compromise; 2. to draw out discussions or negotiations so as to gain time
A little more information about today’s word:
"Temporize" comes from the Medieval Latin verb "temporizare" ("to pass the time"), which itself comes from the Latin noun "tempus," meaning "time." ("Tempus" is also the root of such words as "tempo," "contemporary," and "temporal.") If you need to buy some time, you might resort to temporizing—but you probably won't win admiration for doing so. "Temporize" can have a somewhat negative connotation. For instance, a political leader faced with a difficult issue might temporize by talking vaguely about possible solutions without actually doing anything. The point of such temporizing is to avoid taking definite—and possibly unpopular—action, in hopes that the problem will somehow go away. But the effect is often just to make matters worse.
My sentence (using definition #2):
The legislature was accused of temporizing while the budget deficit continued to worsen.
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.
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