English Explanatory Dictionary

obtemperate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To obey, comply or submit to.
  2. To be obedient or submissive.

Word forms

obtemperate obtemperates obtemperating obtemperated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obtemperātus, perfect passive participle of obtemperō (“to obey”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of obtemper.

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