obtempero

== Latin == === Alternative forms === optemperō === Etymology === From ob- +‎ temperō (“show restraint, moderate”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔpˈtɛm.pɛ.roː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [obˈtɛm.pe.ro] === Verb === obtemperō (present infinitive obtemperāre, perfect active obtemperāvī, supine obtemperātum); first conjugation (often with dative) to comply with; to conform to, obey Synonyms: oboediō, exaudiō, pāreō Antonym: recalcitrō ==== Usage notes ==== The term can be impersonal in the passive: ==== Conjugation ==== 1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested. ==== Derived terms ==== obtemperanter obtemperātor ==== Related terms ==== temperō ==== Descendants ==== → English: obtemper → French: obtempérer → Spanish: obtemperar === References === “obtempero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “obtempero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “obtempero”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Verb === obtempero first-person singular present indicative of obtemperar