obtemperate

transitive verb

ob·​tem·​per·​ate

-ˌrāt

archaic

: obey

Word History

Etymology

Middle English obtemperat, from Latin obtemperatus, past participle of obtemperare to comply, obey

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Rhymes for obtemperate

• intemperate