further vs temporize

further

adj
  • More distant; relatively distant. 

  • More, additional. 

adv
  • To a greater extent or degree. 

  • Beyond what is already stated or is already the case. 

  • Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover. 

  • Following on (from). 

  • To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent. 

verb
  • To help forward; to assist. 

  • To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote. 

temporize

verb
  • To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time. 

  • To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed. 

  • To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise. 

How often have the words further and temporize occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )