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9 letters · 22 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
originFrom Middle French temporiser (“to wait one's time, temporize”) + English -ize (suffix forming verbs). Temporiser is derived from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin temporāre (“to delay, put off”) + -izāre (suffix forming the present active infinitive of verbs). Temporāre is derived from tempor-, the inflected stem of tempus (“age, time, period; season of the year; due, opportune, or proper…
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Words from these letters
- emprize 20
- poetizer 19
- poetize 18
- potzer 17
- erotize 16
- peize 16
- piezo 16
- prize 16
- meze 15
- moze 15
- mzee 15
- pize 15