ex|tem|po|riz|er

ex|tem|po|riz|er
ex|tem|po|riz|er «ehk STEHM puh RY zuhr», noun.
a person who extemporizes.

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  • tem´po|riz´er — tem|po|rize «TEHM puh ryz», intransitive verb, rized, riz|ing. 1. to evade immediate action or decision in order to gain time, avoid trouble, or otherwise put off something. SYNONYM(S): hedge. 2. to fit one s acts to the time or occasion.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tem´po|ri|za´tion — tem|po|rize «TEHM puh ryz», intransitive verb, rized, riz|ing. 1. to evade immediate action or decision in order to gain time, avoid trouble, or otherwise put off something. SYNONYM(S): hedge. 2. to fit one s acts to the time or occasion.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tem|po|rize — «TEHM puh ryz», intransitive verb, rized, riz|ing. 1. to evade immediate action or decision in order to gain time, avoid trouble, or otherwise put off something. SYNONYM(S): hedge. 2. to fit one s acts to the time or occasion. SYNONYM(S): trim. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • riz — al·le·go·riz·er; au·tho·riz·er; car·bu·riz·er; co·riz·i·dae; ex·tem·po·riz·er; mem·o·riz·er; re·car·bu·riz·er; riz; riz·zom; sat·i·riz·er; sum·ma·riz·able; tem·po·riz·er; tem·po·riz·ing·ly; the·o·riz·er; he·riz; riz·zar; khwa·riz·mi·an;… …   English syllables

  • con|tem|po|rize — «kuhn TEHM puh ryz», verb, rized, riz|ing. –v.t. to make contemporary: »Mr. Carlyle has this power of contemporizing himself with bygone times (James Russell Lowell). –v.i. to become contemporary …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|tem|po|rize — «ehk STEHM puh ryz», intransitive verb, transitive verb, rized, riz|ing. 1. to speak, play, sing, or dance, composing as one goes along; improvise: »The pianist was extemporizing instead of following the score. 2. to prepare offhand; make for the …   Useful english dictionary

  • temporize — tem•po•rize [[t]ˈtɛm pəˌraɪz[/t]] v. i. rized, riz•ing 1) to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting 2) to comply with the time or occasion 3) to treat or parley so as to gain time (usu. fol. by with) • Etymology: 1570–80; < ML… …   From formal English to slang

  • temporizzare — tem·po·riz·zà·re v.tr. TS tecn. predisporre o programmare un dispositivo in modo che funzioni secondo intervalli di tempo prestabiliti: temporizzare un termostato, un timer, un sistema di illuminazione {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1965. ETIMO: der.… …   Dizionario italiano

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