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Borrowed from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin tempus (time); adapted to the suffix -eggiare.

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temporeggiàre (first-person singular present temporéggio, first-person singular past historic temporeggiài, past participle temporeggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to play for time; to temporize [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive, military) to postpone the coup de grace to wear down the enemy [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive, archaic) to adapt one's behavior to the circumstances [auxiliary avere]
  4. (transitive, archaic) to postpone (a problem); to sweep under the rug

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