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obtemperate.

To obey, comply or submit to.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To obey, comply or submit to.

    Scotland · obsolete · transitive
  2. To be obedient or submissive.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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