temperō

temperō “launig, zuteilen, erregt, moderat sein”

Denominative verb formed from the oblique stem of older *tempos, *tempes- (whence tempus (“time”)) + -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛm.pɛ.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛm.pe.ro]

Verb

temperō (present infinitive temperāre, perfect active temperāvī, supine temperātum); first conjugation

1. to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate
2. to combine, compound or blend properly
3. to rule, regulate, govern, manage, arrange, order, control
4. to refrain or abstain (from), forbear
5. to be moderate or temperate; to show restraint