What is another word for temporise?
Pronunciation: [tˈɛmpɔːɹˌa͡ɪz] (IPA) 
Temporise is a word that refers to delaying or stalling tactics employed in order to avoid making a decision or committing to a course of action. Synonyms for temporise include procrastinate, stall, dilly-dally, prevaricate, and equivocate. Procrastination refers to the act of delaying or postponing a task until the last possible moment. Equivocation means to avoid making a commitment by using vague or ambiguous language. Prevarication refers to telling lies or being intentionally deceptive. Dilly-dally refers to wasting time, while stalling is a tactic of deliberately delaying or deferring something. All of these words can be used interchangeably with temporise, depending on the context in which it is used.
